on the State Department of Education releasing new data saying that North Carolina has more charter schools, but also has fewer students going to them.

on new schools in the area that are facing extra pain from layoffs.

on Silas Deane Middle School students that may get a golf class.

with a report looking at the first two years of the Chicago TAP program for teachers. Teachers in the TAP program could wind up earning bonus money.

What the researchers found is that test scores did not improve with teachers under the program.

The AP reports on around 10 states that are not going to trying to get more money from the federal government.

The Washington Post reports on the local school district and Maryland that are going to be going after more federal money for education.

The New York Times though reports on states that are creating a flood of education bills in order to try to get more money from the federal government for education.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports on college grads find job market thawing, but is still no cakewalk.

The Oregonian reports on higher-education leaders that want independence for Oregon University System.

The Baltimore Sun reports on the College of Notre Dame, an all female college, to change its name to the University of Notre Dame.