on the local school board waiting just one more time from the state Supreme Court before they send out year-round consent forms.

with a small report saying that district-run schools posted larger test-score gains than those attending city schools run by private managers.

on education standards that are likely to get tougher under the No Child Left Behind Bill.

Knoxville News says that a University of Tennessee tuition increase is still going to take place even though they got an influx of federal stimulus dollars.

Tuition at the University of Houston’s main campus may go up as much as 5% for the fall semester.

Howard Community College has signed a deal with Dickinson College that is going to allow a few students from Howard Community College a guaranteed spot at Dickinson College with a scholarship.

picking schools that are close to home. Sixty percent of Metro parents affected by the rezoning are going to send their children to schools close to home next school year rather than having them bused to other parts of the city.

on the local school district and its plans to lay off more than 5,000 teachers, counselors, custodians, clerks and other employees.

The Union-Tribune though reports on the local school district dropping a plan to cut 233 teachers.