to try to get more students to come back to the local Detroit school district.

a report looking at merit pay for teachers in the Nashville School District. The study lasted for three years using middle school teachers in math.

The maximum bonus a teacher could get was 15,000 bucks and over 1 million bucks in bonus money was paid out over the three year period.

They found a bunch of teachers left the program in year 2 for various reasons such as not teaching in the middle school grade level, retiring, etc…

What they found is that merit pay did not work much at all. They did find some gains in year 2 and three for grade five only, but they debunked every reason why that grade level did the best.

that predicts that Texas will get the 830 million bucks in school aid.

The USA Today has an article up on the University of Florida that has a idea that would allow some students if they wanted to to take classes in the spring-summer semesters vrs the fall-spring semesters.

The Post Dispatch reports on the University of Missouri-St. Louis in a new scholarship program that is going to allow 10 students a year to a full ride scholarship.

The Indy Star reports on the Purdue University chief that touts benefits of $130M in stimulus funds.

The Times Dispatch reports on the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia that is extending the amount of time schools are required to reinstate students who are also in the military without making them requalify for admission.

The USA Today reports on colleges quietly charge millions in fees to support athletics.

on test scores in Illinois going up for elementary students, but not for the high school students.

that are shrinking their school year below the required 176 days.