National News

• Big wins for community colleges (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Algebra now a must for Maryland students (Washington Post)
  
  
• Kansas board approves challenges to evolution (New York Times)
  
  
• Research money crunch in the U.S. (CNET News)
  
  
• End to the admissions index (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Community college transfers eased in MD (Capital News Service)
  
  
• Tuition-increase cap approved in Colorado (Rocky Mountain News)
  
  
• Higher education: Diversity at UW (Seattle Times)
  
  
• Funding constraints may make goals for college grads impossible, panel says (Crains Detroit)
  
  
• In-state tuition not a draw for many immigrants (Boston Globe)
  
  
• The best school system in America (Washington Post)