on parents and advocates in the area who say that gifted kids need just as much help as the low-performers.

I fully agree. This is a nationwide problem.

is getting a 30 million dollar donation to the Music program from the Tijuana Brass bandleader Herb Alpert.

on a new TV ad by presidential candidate Barack Obama that focuses on the educational system.

looks at a 2007 survey done on 10,000 Minnesota college students. The researcher found that students carrying over 1 grand in credit card debt work more hours, gambled more, and was more depressed. 20% of the people surveyed had over 5,000 bucks in debt.

the Times-Dispatch looks at this first of a kind place in Virgina that targets potential drop outs.

going to award 1,500 new four-year scholarships to low-income families going to private and religious elementary schools. The average award is going to be 1,100 bucks.