on the growth of virtual schools in the USA. They even have a video up on student in a virtual school class.

on the local school district wanting to make a move to more k-8 schools and a move away from middle schools.

at passing a bill that will bail out a bunch of high school seniors who have failed a part of the AIMS exam so they can still get his or her high school diploma.

looking at social promotion going on for the Tucson-area middle-and high-school students. Included are a number of .pdf files, videos, graphics, and articles. It lasted over a few days.

In one of the many articles it says that one out of three students flunked classes, but 90% was able to move onto the next grade level.

Another article states that they found dozens of schools in which failure rates on state tests were greater than the rate of students who failed corresponding classes in English and math. They say this gap shows grade inflation.

This is some must see stuff, but you will need to register for free with the website in order to see it all.

in the New York City area is out. They found that at least 40% of these schools had either a longer school day, a longer school year, or even Saturday school. They found that these Charter School students did much better on math and reading exams over a 4 year period then if they stayed in a traditional school.

showcases that looking at NAEP scores only 11 states wind up with a B- or better rating. Three states though racked up an F rating.