with an article out on colleges with too few minority students in it.

It has a good around five minute audio piece to listen to.

the Texas Education Agency on a plan by the state to give private companies money to help teach dropouts.

that around 66% of all middle schools in the state are not meeting federal standards for raising standardized test scores.

on gas prices for school buses. The state only approved a 3 million buck increase for transportation costs which is not enough for some school districts.

the 2008 State of Our Nation’s Youth survey.

Results from report:

Around 53% of high school students say they are hopeful about the future of the country. A 22% drop in 5 years. 39% are worried which is up 20% over the past five years. Most important issue for them is jobs.

4.5 hours spent per week by high school students on homework.

79% of high school students say that pressure to get good grades is a problem for them.

67% of students say they mostly get B’s on the report card.

70% of high school students say they want to go to a four year college sometime after high school.

Only 49% thought of becoming a teacher.

More students then ever are spending at least 10 hours on homework.

say that the wealthier school districts in the Texas wind up getting the better qualified teachers.