has passed a bill that would give a teacher an extra 5 grand to teach math or science in a school of need.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on this k-4 school with only 237 students in it that is doing well when it come to reading. They even have a short video to look at as well.

waivers for 14 elementary classrooms that have too many students in them.

to introduce a plan to lower college costs for students. Families with income under 75 grand are now going to get free tuition. Dartmouth says it is only going to cost 10 million more a year to implement. The article says the college has a 3.8 billion endowment.

wants to see low-cost reforms in order to help close the achievement gap.

The Sacramento Bee also reports on this as well.

that the local school district is going to cut building plans as enrollment in the area drops. They also say that there will not be a surplus in the 20 billion bond issue due to rising construction costs.