The AP and USA Today both have articles out on schools that can compete for 5 billion bucks in federal stimulus money.

The LA Times reports that the state is going to loose millions of bucks in federal stimulus dollars unless the state uses test scores to measure teacher performance.

The Denver Post reports on Lt. Gov. Barbara O’Brien of Colorado who is eager for more federal stimulus money for schools.

The Union-Tribune reports on 25 under-performing schools in the local school district that is going to get stimulus money.

on A.P. Hill Elementary School where the state says that as many as 12 students missed parts of the SOL exam. A link to the state report is given.

that the Merrick Educational Center has been taken off the watch list by the state and the school now has an “incomplete” grade until the state reviews its policies on school grades for hospital and homebound programs.

on elementary schools in the Recovery School District that may wind up duping metal detectors at school.

on over 400 students that are going to be graduating do to going through summer school.

The Tennessean though reports on 100 students graduating by going to summer school.

on the Gwinnett and Forsyth school district that going to furlough teachers for three days. The Cobb school district is not going to do it.