National News

• An agenda begins to emerge (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• A call to arts (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• New exam aims to measure tech 'literacy' (USA Today)
  
  
• Spellings urges states to streamline data on education (St. Petersburg Times)
  
  
• Immigration issue plays out in Arizona education fight (New York Times)
  
  
• In an upset, education chair is elected House GOP leader (Washington Post)
  
  
• Va. tuition help sought for disabled students (Washington Post)
  
  
• Vermont governor plans to take scholarships to people (Rutland Herald)
  
  
• Iowa colleges receive 80% return for 2nd college year (Des Moines Register)