Jefferson County citizens’ committee that says eight schools need to be closed in order to save money.

on four area high schools under the pressure to improve.

on the growth in Latino students going to catholic schools.

The Houston Chronicle has up an article on Texas college weathering the financial mess.

The AP reports on the University of Arizona presidents that is predicting tuition for college students to be over 9K for the 2011-2012 school year.

The New York Times reports on colleges that are turning the current economic crisis into a lesson plan.

The Herald Leader reports on plan by the state to make it easier to move college credits from a community college over to a four year school.

They also report on lawmakers that may tweak the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship program.

The News & Observer reports on some college students needing a longer time to graduate.

The Sacramento Bee reports on eight protesters that have been arrested.

The Baltimore Sun reports on more students going online to do college learning.

The Tennessean reports on MTSU that is going to recruit math and science majors to become teachers through a grant they are getting.

The Times Picayune reports on Tulane University receiving a $50 million pledge to have some endowed professorships.

The AP reports on Minnesota finance officials say that they are borrowing earlier and more extensively from one state higher education system and will pay another system late so they can keep the state budget from going into the red.

on parents who would like to see teachers jailed over poor test scores.

on new data out showing the rise of defaults in loans from for-profit colleges.