pushing for year round schools.

in Maryland going up.

in the state that have reached the “outstanding” mark on state report cards.

showing nearly all teachers in North Carolina are proficient.

stating that they want to see computer science taught as a core class needed for graduation.

I say this is a nice idea, but it is just not something I would do. You certainly need more than one class and combining it with an engineering class would only help make the class even better.

The Detroit News reports on the Detroit College Promise scholarship program expanding.

The Sacramento Bee has up an article on the Obama conference touting community colleges as a path to the American dream.

They even have an article up on colleges that have to become more transparent on how much it costs to go to college.

The Christian Science Monitor also reports on the conference as well. The article talks about the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation giving 35 million to some community colleges.

The Indy Star reports on the Ivy Tech president taking on Obama’s challenge.

The AP reports on Ivy Tech Community College saying it’s trying to make it easier for its students to transfer to four-year colleges.