has out a new study on looking at parents and what they want for schools in the local school district.

62% of parents says they have looked at sending their kid to a charter, catholic, or private school.

90% of parents who have a kid in a charter school give the school good or excellent ratings. 92% said the same thing for a catholic school.

72% of the people though still say they do not have enough good choices in picking a school.

The report does show that charter schools in the local school district are gaining pig time in population. They did show charter school students doing a few percentage points better in math and reading on state exams.

The McClatchy Newspapers report on college students in the College Works program where they learn while they also earn.

The News & Observer reports on the community colleges in North Carolina getting full funding from the state.

The Houston Chronicle reports on college students going to a 2-year college first and then a four-year school.

Educate Now! has a short report out showing that students in the New Orleans area that are in schools that take voucher money are performing the worst.

The Boston Globe reports on some high performing charter schools in the state that would like to expand.

The Indy Star reports on charter school performance in the local area that is all over the map.

minimum grades for students.

Dallas Morning News link, Houston Chronicle link.

that could be coming to local school students.

of the local school district is going to be paid less than the previous superintendent.