Senate GOP revive vouchers - In a startling parliamentary move that infuriated Democrats, Senate Republican leaders revived Gov. Jeb Bush's school-voucher constitutional amendment late today. (more news)

USA Today: Educators give FEMA a big "F" - Eight months after Hurricane Katrina flattened the Gulf Coast region and displaced about 372,000 students, school officials say restrictions on how they can spend federal relief money are slowing down their efforts to rebuild and reopen schools. (more news)

Florida voucher controls within reach - This year, lawmakers appear to be closer than ever to enacting legislation that would tighten rules on how state money is handled by the schools and parents. The House passed its version of the bill on March 29. The Senate is scheduled to debate its version next week. (more)Lawson's…

Democrat senator prevents "lock down" against Florida vouchers - State Sen. Al Lawson said he supports the concept of tuition vouchers - to help poor children get out of failing schools -and that he has doubts about the high cost of reducing class sizes in public schools. (more news)

Florida voucher amendment gets green light from House - A proposed state constitutional amendment that would prohibit courts from relying on a legal doctrine used to overturn a school voucher program passed Tuesday in the Florida House. (more)Florida: Reject stealth voucher bill - The word voucher is banned, because Gov. Bush and Republican leaders in…

Unions' Advice is Failing Teachers - Teachers' unions have joined forces with investment firms to steer educators into savings plans that often have high expenses and poor returns. (more)

No Child Left Behind law should reach out to minorities - Education Secretary Margaret Spellings has said that her agency must do more to make sure that huge numbers of minority students are not excluded under the No Child Left Behind law.

Florida House panel holds off on vouchers - The council postponed a highly partisan education issue, another proposed amendment that would let lawmakers restore one school voucher program that has been declared unconstitutional and create new ones while protecting two that haven't been challenged. (more news)

Report questions severity of nation's dropout crisis - Dueling reports offered sharply conflicting claims this week on the number of high school students, especially minorities, who drop out of school and fail to earn a diploma. (more news)

Boys are no match for girls in completing high school - Nationwide, about 72 percent of the girls in the high school class of 2003 — but only 65 percent of the boys — earned diplomas... (more daily news)