on Wake County school board candidate Cathy Truitt who says she won’t back busing for diversity if she’s elected.

on some schools and teachers stressing penmanship again.

on Latinos and education.

Pieces from the first report.

90% of Latinos surveyed say a college education is important, but only 48% say that they plan to get a college degree.

74% of Latinos in the 16-25 age bracket say they stopped education early because they had to support their family.

66% of Latinos surveyed said they got a good high school education.

49% surveyed said they did not continue education due to poor English skills.

reports on more kids than ever are left alone after the end of the school day. They found 15.1 million children are left alone at the end of the school day.

52% surveyed costs is a barrier to after school programs.

on the NCLB bill and assessments.

The report says that since the NCLB has been passed states are spending more on assessments. Most of the money is being spent on exams.

The reports talks about states like South Dakota that have multiple choice exams that could not put part of the reading curriculum on a multiple choice exam.

Some states are using multiple choice exams more due to tight reporting times and costs.

The Union-Tribune reports on the University of California San Diego that is going to borrow 40 million from itself in order help close an 80 million dollar plus gap.

The AP reports on the Chicago Tribune that is suing the University of Illinois so they can get the names of well-connected applicants on its now-defunct list known as Category I.

The Star Tribune reports on 135 students in the Destination 2010 program that will give those students money to go to college.

The Daily Camera reports on the University of Colorado bracing for cuts through 2011. The University would like to see 50% of all students studying abroad.

The Tennessean reports on Belmont University planning a law school for 2011.

The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports on the local college that has launched the launched the Freshman Academic Success Tracking program which is to help with retention rates.

Arlington High School is going to every student that just sends in three college applications a free laptop.