report looking at the performance of ELL student5s in the city.

13.4% of ELL students in 2008 reached English proficiency vrs. 3.7% in 2003. That was just based on the New York State English as a Second Language Test (NYSESLAT).

Fourth grade ELL test takers had 24.9% meeting standards in 2008 vrs 4.3% in 2003. That test was for English.

For math the amount of fourth graders meeting standards was 63.9% in 2008 vrs. 36.1% in 2003.

looking at charter schools in five big school districts and three states.

Some of the key findings from the report are:

• The charter are not attracting the brighter students.
• Charter schools in the first year of operation have trouble raising scores more than traditional schools.
• They found better high school graduation rates in charter schools in Chicago and Florida than in traditional schools.
• They did not find students learning more at a a charter school

on school officials in the state that see some flaws in the federal stimulus money. One flaw the article is stating is the limited flexibility in the use of this money.

a report out looking at some schools and how they deal with merit pay. A couple minutes of audio to listen to is also available.

They also have a secondary article on this as well.

In a third article they look at Obama wanting to pay more for great teachers.

The Boston Globe reports on philanthropist Bob Hildreth who has created this program where he will put 50 bucks each month for each student into the scholars Program if the parents do the same thing.

on college students in the state that are asking for more money.