By Eva-Marie Ayala and Diane Smith, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Aug.

By Lisa Grace Lednicer, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore. Apr. 10--Seven of the 10 schools with the worst graduation rates in the metro area are in the Portland School District, and all seven have split into smaller settings to attack chronic dropout and achievement problems.

By Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Apr.

By Terrence Stutz, The Dallas Morning News Apr. 10--AUSTIN -- The state is raising the bar for public schools to earn the middle two ratings in Texas' accountability system.

By SARAH CARR Some students get lost in their first weeks of high school. But in Bryan Edwards' case, Marshall High School lost him. The school put Edwards in special education courses even though he never had been diagnosed with a learning disability.