but are looking at some federal money to bring them back.

looking at how Americans pay for college.

They say the overall picture, expressed in percentages of the total spending from sources the average American family used to pay for college for 2009-10, is remarkably similar to the percentages reported for the 2008-09 year, but the amount paid has gone up big time.

The report does showcase over the past year a massive jump in the cost of going to a community college and a four-year state school. That jump did not occur in the 2008-2009 years.

They say that we have a rise in people dumping college choices after finding out how much college aid they are going to get.

looking at the Michigan Higher Education system.

They showcase that aid to Michigan’s 15 public universities declined by nearly 17 percent from 2002 to 2010 while undergraduate tuition for in-state residents during that same time period jumped 88 percent.

They also found funding for the state’s 28 community colleges decreased 7 percent between 2002 and 2010 while tuition increased 40 percent in the same time period.

They found that the state was one of top ones for tuition increases and funding decreases in the nation.

in the area kicking off year round schooling.

better training urged for principals for the early years.

in Utah that are facing NCLB sanctions.

They also report on first year charter schools that face turmoil.