National News

• Small state's big challenges (National CrossTalk)
  
  
• After the State of the Union (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Indiana's 21st century scholars (National Crosstalk)
  
  
• Opinion- Higher education's dirty little secret (National Crosstalk)
  
  
• Opinion- colleges at a crossroad; The future of higher education is a vital concern (National Crosstalk)
  
  
• Budget cuts pass by a slim margin; Poor, elderly and students to feel pinch (Washington Post)
  
  
• Budget measure increases college loans and rates (New York Times)
  
  
• More training is seen as key to improving math levels (New York Times)
  
  
• College leaders in Washington state seek ways to ensure access (The Olympian)
  
  
• Connecticut seeks to block 'No Child Left Behind' (CNN.com)
  
  
• Enrollment squeeze in Virginia (National Crosstalk)
  
  
• Arkansas students face more remedial class time (Arkansas Democrat Gazette)