The New York Times reports on Copper Union that is looking to charge tuition for the first time in over 100 years.

The LA times reports on the LAUSD facing a lawsuit linking teacher ratings to student performance.

The Chicago Sun Times reports on top schools in the area have longer school days.

The AP reports on Merit pay for schools that may make the grade in NJ.

The Oregonian reports on a record 10,379 students across Oregon who speak English as their second language were deemed proficient in English last school year.

The Sacramento Bee reports on school districts waiting to see if state revenue shortfalls trigger more cuts.

The USA Today has an article up on advance degrees advancing firefighters much faster.

The Detroit News reports on students in local schools who still need textbooks.

The Union Tribune reports on the Casa Roble Fundamental High School wood shop class that lets students build stuff for sale in order to help fund the program.

comparing Common Core State Standards to five sets of comparison standards including IB. They found the Common Core standard matched up well with the five comparison standards.

I say it is better to compare the Common Core with countries like Finland, Singapore, Hong Kong, etc… instead.

The USA today reports on colleges offering classes at midnight.

The Union Tribune reports on more veterans moving from combat to college classrooms.

The Tennessean reports on Tennessee lawmakers that are considering ways to prevent the state’s lottery scholarship program from going broke.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports on teacher merit pay on the table in Cleveland schools negotiations.

The AP reports on Michigan planning changes to teacher certification rule.

The Miami Herald reports on Miami and Broward schools not meeting class size deadlines.

The AP reports on more money going to North Carolina schools due to better lottery ticket sales.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on Philadelphia schools facing an additional $39 million budget shortage.

They have found that public 4 years over the past year have seen a 7.0% increase in tuition over the past year minus California. With California thrown in the increase grows to 8.3%.

Average grant aid at 4-year public colleges was 5.750 bucks. At private schools it was 15,530 bucks.

The rest of the report is fill with data showing the ever increasing costs to go to college.

In some related news president Obama wants college students to be able to consolidate loans to save on interest rates and lower the amount of time to pay off all your college loans.

The Hartford Courant reports on more students attending state schools.

The New York Times reports on the SAT vowing more security after cheating on the exam occurred on Long Island.

The Chicago Sun Times reports on test irregularities at 33 schools.

The Baltimore Sun reports on the state school board looking at minimum academic standards for students.