BBC – Staff Writer

“Pakistan’s education system has suffered decades of neglect and, with a third of under-nines not going to school, the vacuum is being filled by madrassas or religious schools, as Orla Guerin discovered.”(more)

The Christian Science Monitor – Stacy Teicher Khadaroo

“Parents share low-cost ways of motivating children to read and write.”(more)

The Christian Science Monitor – Stacy Teicher Khadaroo

“Educators and parents always try to minimize “learning loss” during the lazy days of summer. But this year, dire budget scenarios make it especially challenging. Some school districts have canceled summer school altogether, while others have reduced the slots available for academic and enrichment activities.”(more)

The Advocate – Marsha Sills

“Though the university is still awaiting “firm” funding formula numbers before it makes final budget decisions, a reduction to the maintenance budget is expected, said Jerry Luke LeBlanc, ULL’s vice president of finance and administration.”(more)

The Advocate – Will Sentell

A significant number of high school students will pursue Louisiana’s new curriculum designed to reduce dropouts, parish school superintendents predict.”(more)

Dawn – Staff Writer

“ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday said a new education policy, with a major focus on the promotion of scientific education and equal opportunities for all would be unfurled soon.”(more)

Boston Globe – Tracy Jan

“The US Department of Education recently placed Newbury on a watch list of 114 private colleges, including seven others in New England, which failed a fiscal-responsibility test because of insufficient equity, income, and savings in 2008.”(more)

Associated Press (Denver Post) – Staff Writer

“Colorado education officials have agreed to audit a Pueblo-based network of charter schools amid allegations of cheating on standardized tests and questions about salaries paid to top administrators.”(more)

Union-Tribune – Chris Moran

“National City’s only charter school will open next month with a new home, its first eighth-grade class and a downtown-as-classroom emphasis to get its students beyond the classroom walls and into the neighborhood.”(more)

Orange County Register – Scott Martindale

“If parents in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District want assistant coaches for sports programs this fall, the families will need to pony up the cash themselves.(more)