National News

• Kentucky educational institutions win $34 million federal grant (USA Today)
  
  
• The future of higher ed (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Senate, DOE introduce relief packages for students and colleges in the wake of Hurricane Katrina (American Council on Education Web site)
  
  
• A dry place to study (New York Times)
  
  
• Teachers stir science, history into core classes (Washington Post)
  
  
• Students receive fewer A's, and Princeton calls it progress (New York Times)
  
  
• Many women at elite colleges set career path to motherhood (New York Times)
  
  
• State cool to IU plan to help poor students (Indianapolis Star)
  
  
• Knowledge is power; A college president makes a case for increased attention to international students (University Business)