Assembly OKs bills to change California schools

Despite strong objections from teachers unions, the state Assembly on Tuesday night approved changes to California schools that would give parents more power to transfer their children from badly performing campuses and petition for fixes that could include removing principals.

28 schools to get federal grants

Twenty-eight of the lowest-performing schools in the state will receive nearly $82.7 million in school improvement grants from the federal government, the Michigan Department of Education announced Thursday.

Ky. to get part of $330M in grants

Although Kentucky failed to secure any big federal “Race to the Top” education grants, the state will share in awards to states aiming to improve student assessment and college readiness.

Local schools get federal grants to help students

After they were judged to be among the lowest-achieving schools in the state, three local high schools and a middle school are getting big federal grants to help fix the problem.

Federal spending in Oklahoma shot past $37 billion in 2009

Stimulus funds help account for 18 percent increase, according to U.S. Census Bureau