reports on 18 schools in the area that have gone the year-round route and are starting classes this week.

on some schools trying out a single-sex class approach to teaching math in the middle school grade levels.

reports on an education panel in Colorado that is looking at changes to what elementary students need to know.

wants the 15 public universities in the state to lower tuition rates in exchange for up to 5% in more funding. They average increase in tuition so far has been 11.3%.

in Texas that got rewarded under the pay-for-performance plan are not getting bonus bucks for failing to meet achievement goals on exams.

The Houston Chronicle reports on this school district that want to increase its science test scores. The article states the school district had 72% of the 10-grade students pass the exam which is 3% below a “recognized” rating.