on a record 293 Iowa public schools in the state not meet AYP goals.

on Texas high schools adding engineering classes to boost science and math education.

on elementary students in Ohio are not going to be taking writing the social studies exam due to budget problems.

a new report looking at accountability rules in a pilot program under the No Child Left Behind Bill. The states looked at are Georgia, Ohio, Maryland, and New York.

Each state has different rules as to what happens to a school that misses AYP goals multiple years in a row. They all different from what they had in the past.
All four states have changed labels for what is a struggling school as well.

The report does get into detail on each of these four systems.

are reporting on the Obama speech to schools and people that are not liking it at all.

New York Times link, USA Today link, Salt Lake Tribune link, Time Dispatch link.

The Detroit News and New York Times have articles on striking teachers at Oakland University.

The AP reports on NCAA athletes doing more hours per week on athletics than NCAA rules allow.

The San Antonio Express-News reports on the Texas Tomorrow Fund that is slashing payments to college students in order to not go bankrupt.

The Houston Chronicle reports on community college seeing massive jumps in enrollment numbers.

The Baltimore Sun reports on colleges seeing a big rise in the amount of students looking for college aid.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports on Gov. Quinn seeking more money for college grants.