| Controversy in Florida: Teachers Receive Bonuses Partly Based on College Entrance Exam Scores Education World - Despite earlier controversy about a bonus program for teachers in Florida based on how they scored on college admissions exams, 5,200 teachers will collect over $8,400 from the Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship Program by April ... |
| BESE approves new policy requiring high school seniors to apply for financial aid for college The Advocate - Concerned that tens of millions of dollars are being left on the table, Louisiana leaders are launching a bid to ensure that public school seniors apply for federal or state education aid for college. ... |
| Major overhaul planned for Tennessee colleges The Tennessean - Gov. Bill Haslam on Tuesday announced plans to overhaul the state's public higher education system by creating independent governing boards for the six universities currently managed by the Tennessee Board of Regents.... |
| ACT isn't a good measure of success Greenville Online - Last year South Carolina state government initiated a requirement for all high school Juniors to take the ACT exam. The first instance was last spring. Subsequently, last spring’s data results covering 3rd thru 8th and 11th grades showed poor performance in math and language skills.... |