National News

• Little-noticed crisis at black colleges (New York Times)
  
  
• First early admission, now early orientation (New York Times)
  
  
• Sidestepping the GMAT (Business Week)
  
  
• A parent's guide to college fees (MSNBC.com)
  
  
• College costs are still rising, but at a slower pace (Providence Journal)
  
  
• More scrutiny for career education corp (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Bush remarks roil debate over teaching of evolution (New York Times)
  
  
• Bush endorses intelligent design (Boston Globe)
  
  
• Efforts seek better data on graduates (Education Week)
  
  
• Teachers flocking to online sources to advance and acquire knowledge (Education Week)