The Education week reports on average scores of graduating teacher-candidates on state-required licensing exams are uniformly higher, often significantly higher, than the passing scores states set for such exams in a initial look at 6 states.

The New York Times reports on colleges that game the college ranking system.

The Detroit News reports on WSU proposing tougher policy for admissions.

They also report on Detroit School Officials that plan to announce next week which Detroit schools will be moved to a new statewide educational system, turned over to charter operators or even closed.

at science standards for each state. We have a whole bunch of D and F grades with a sprinkling of A grades.

at college endowments. Harvard still leads by a ton. Still though around 38% of college endowments are below their 2008 levels.

The New York Times reports on Claremont McKenna College that has lied about their SAT scores for better U.S. News & World Report rankings.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports on college student Paisley Stoval who is going to be a graduate of Kent State with a triple major and one minor.

They also report on programs geared to helping high school dropouts and other students succeed in college.

New York City high schools. The study showcases that small schools of choice are graduating high school students at a much higher rate than other high schools in the city. The small schools of choice are even doing better on math and English regents exams.

and some highlights include:

76% of students getting selected to their first choice school which is a drop from 2010 data.

More students are taking AP course.

9.3% said they could not get financial aid at their first choice schools.

12.6% said they could not afford their first choice school.