who has moved to limit the number of district employees able to access the district’s payroll system.

The New York Times reports on high school students that have pulled an all-niter to get their Common Application in. Some got it done in very early august which is at least a couple months before deadlines at some colleges.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports on Mayor Daley said Tuesday he wants to close the “open-door” admissions policy at Chicago City Colleges, arguing that remedial classes for students who can’t cut it carry a $30 million price tag the system cannot afford.

The Miami Herald reports on Fulbright scholars that are stopping in Miami before they make a stay in the USA.

The USA Today reports on college-bound kids with learning disabilities getting some extra help before going to college.

that have teamed up with a charter school in order to help get high school dropouts a chance to get a college degree.

for students in the Lexington Area.

but are looking at some federal money to bring them back.

looking at how Americans pay for college.

They say the overall picture, expressed in percentages of the total spending from sources the average American family used to pay for college for 2009-10, is remarkably similar to the percentages reported for the 2008-09 year, but the amount paid has gone up big time.

The report does showcase over the past year a massive jump in the cost of going to a community college and a four-year state school. That jump did not occur in the 2008-2009 years.

They say that we have a rise in people dumping college choices after finding out how much college aid they are going to get.