The News & Observer reports on this teacher that is going to be flying out to Hawaii to use teleconferencing technology to teach a 90-minute class from Pearl Harbor on WWII.

that college loans by states are getting a fresh look at for fraud.

The New York Times reports that around 700 young minority students went to this place for an event that was also sponsored by the Mentoring in Medicine in order to get more minority students into medical fields.

that Congress is looking at diploma mills. If the legislation is passed it would direct the Federal Trade Commission to target diploma mills that say they are legitimate schools

going to be looking at a proposal next month that is going to call for students who need remedial classes to wind up going to a Texas community college first before winding up going to 4-year college and university in the state.

Although taking remedial classes at a community college is cheaper it would be better for the state to offer remedial classes at 4-year college and university in the state at community college prices.

on schools in the local area cutting back on field trips in order to focus more on testing.

I am not a fan of this at all. A trip to a local museum can be a great learning experience. I have posted though on schools doing in class field trips.