on school unions agreeing to cut days from the academic calendar.

They also report on parents that fear students may lose placement outside the L.A. Unified school district.

on Atlanta schools that are pressured to achieve higher test scores.

on the Beyond Basics program that could wind up getting shut down as schools that use the program are slated for closure at the end of the school year.

on the local school chief that says he would like to see students with discipline problems switched to another school instead of special school for troubled students.

on a massive round of pink slips that are headed to workers in school districts state wide. Over 7,500 could easy wind up with a pink slip.

struggling families increasingly seeking help in paying for school meals amid blistering recession.