w00t: Pasco educator wins presidential award Flexible purse strings: Ed. Dept. to allow waivers for stimulus funds Run faster: Racing for an early edge

Students Explore Medicine Teens Pick up Leadership Skills at Seminar What Makes the Arts ‘Essential?’

Water hazard: Has Washington crossed the Rubicon on high tuition at state universities? No break for you: Newark starts a summer school aimed at Advanced Placement Show me the money: Audit: States using stimulus just to stay afloat

Demographic shift: Kent School District joins trend of minority students outnumbering whites Unfinished business: Legislature still has plenty of work on education reform

Closing the gap: Panel aims to close the ‘cultural competence’ gap Little goes a long way: Funding for Head Start a productive use of public money Learning matters: Teachers are key for students who like learning and remain curious

Introducing… Seattle Public Schools names new chief academic officer Saving $? Facing deficits, some states cut summer school States stepping in: 30 failing schools may face takeover

In the eye of the tiger: New school’s first class picked 369K reasons to smile: Head Start programs receive federal stimulus money Pink slips for paychecks: Campaign saves seven Bainbridge teachers; District finds funds to retain teachers Here the Feds come to save the day? Community colleges see demand spike, funding slip