National News

• Loans for colleges in gulf coast region dropped from emergency spending bill (American Council on Education)
  
  
• Michigan 'Promise' offers students free tuition (CNN.com)
  
  
• Regents: Finish degree or pay the price (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
  
  
• Teacher study show their worth (Chicago Tribune)
  
  
• New law provides schools money to teach basic values (Duluth News Tribune)
  
  
• State determined to lure back grads (Honolulu Advertiser)
  
  
• 3,300 fail exit exam, graduate anyway (Indianapolis Star)
  
  
• Soft support for tenure (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Plan for new college draws scrutiny (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Georgia schools must expand medical training, report says (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
  
  
• Shopping around for schools (Des Moines Register)