National News

• Since 2000, state college tuition up 40% (Stateline.org)
  
  
• Web college classes click with students (Boston Globe)
  
  
• College costs going nowhere but up (CNN.com)
  
  
• More study needed to improve access for low-income students (Community College Week)
  
  
• Education law gets first test in U.S. schools (New York Times)
  
  
• Math proficiency rises, but reading stagnates (USA Today)
  
  
• Opinion- College education should be more, not less, demanding (Modesto Bee)
  
  
• Test scores move little in math, reading; Improvement appears slight since NCLB (Washington Post)
  
  
• Presidents who are scholars (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Turf tiff brewing between Florida higher education boards (St. Petersburg Times)
  
  
• Virginia's goal: Keep college within easy reach (Richmond Times-Dispatch)