on the cost to the economy for high school dropouts in the state of Illinois.

They say the high school dropout has the lowest percentage of home ownership, highest percentage of food stamp usage, and average lifetime earnings around 45% less than a high school grad.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on the City Controller warning that vacant school buildings ‘are catastrophes waiting to happen.’

The Detroit News reports on high school dropouts reviving dreams at an alternative high school.

The New York Times reports on Arts replacing recess at top public schools.

The New York Times reports on pay going up for private college presidents.

The News & Observer reports on a Duke grad and wife giving the school $50M to help poor students.

The Baltimore Sun reports on the new consumer bureau looking into college loan debt.

The AP reports on Asians that are not putting a check mark down on the college application saying they are Asian.

The Tennessean reports on Nashville school repairs linger in limbo.

The Indy Star reports on the Perry Township school district and the 59 languages that are spoken among the student body.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on a Cheyney professor striving for grants to encourage minorities in math and sciences.

They also report on Philadelphia schools facing $15M more in cuts.

The New York Times reports on exam cheating on Long Island that is hardly a secret.

with a 2011 look at college graduation rates. They are finding that it is taking longer to get a college degree.

They also say that costs of attending a college and the institution’s size also contribute to students’ success.

saying that students in Florida that changed from a k-5 elementary school over to a 6-8th grade middle school saw massive drops in math and reading performance compared to students who stayed in a k-8 school.