U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan outlines reform efforts News from Examiner.com: Restructuring student loan programs, upgrading teachers’ economic status, technological improvements, and rewriting standards to include preschool learners and improve high school achievement are among the list of efforts aimed at giving education reform a kick start, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan [...]

BMI Appearing on Kids’ School Report Cards News from That’s Fit: Your child could come skipping through the door in the near future with a very different type of report card. The new grade index isn’t measured on an A, B, and C scale. It’s measured by BMI. jupiterimages Some states are now adopting policies [...]

News from Asbury Park Press: As tuition and other expenses continue to rise, a college education is slipping away for more and more students. And Republicans in the House of Representatives seem bent on making it even harder for lower- and middle-income students to afford it. A House budget resolution passed Friday would seriously trim [...]

News from Chicago Tribune: Hey worrywarts, relax! Though Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel has picked an outsider to run the Chicago Public Schools, the trail of news clippings following him here suggests he’ll fit right in. Can Rochester, N.Y., superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard pad a payroll? Skirt the rules? Spend frivolously? Distort statistics to make himself look good? [...]

News from San Antonio Express: MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama House voted Tuesday to require children to attend school or be home schooled at the age of 6. The House voted 58-30 for the bill that changes the mandatory age when children must attend school in Alabama to 6 from 7, but it was [...]