National News

• In setback for Bush, Congress fails to pass his proposals (New York Times)
  
  
• Diplomas delivered in clouds of debt (Boston Globe)
  
  
• 32 American students selected to study at Oxford (USA Today)
  
  
• Commentary- A new set of lenses for looking at colleges (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• States redefine student progress (CNN.com)
  
  
• Books for lending , data for taking (New York Times)
  
  
• Special education and minorities in Connecticut (New York Times)
  
  
• Some states get wider latitude in measuring students' gains (New York Times)
  
  
• David Horowitz's next campaign (Inside Higher Ed)