National News

• High school graduation rates unacceptably low, state says (New York Times)
  
  
• College applications take off (USA Today)
  
  
• Universities say research must be influence-free (The Oregonian)
  
  
• Capacity and quality (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Commentary- Brain drain is not inevitable (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Idaho governor's college funding plan irks counties (Idaho Statesman)
  
  
• Plans for new GRE exam delayed one year (CNN.com)
  
  
• Bipartisan panel to study NCLB (USA Today)
  
  
• The new reverse class struggle (Washington Post)