National News

• Higher education report to be released (Washington Post)
  
  
• Squeezed in the states (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Colleges educating more with less money (CNN.com)
  
  
• States look to reduce dropout rates (Boston Globe)
  
  
• Indians worried about plan to raise college admission requirements (Nevada Appeal)
  
  
• Bill on school principals on its way to governor (Rocky Mountain News)
  
  
• Harvard Med alters admissions process (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Campus leaders discuss major issues (Boston Globe)
  
  
• New grads in demand, survey says (L.A. Times)
  
  
• Advanced Placement: A detour for college fast-track? (USA Today)
  
  
• Standardized tests face a crisis over standards (New York Times)
  
  
• Sticker shock (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Plight deepens for black men, studies warn (New York Times)
  
  
• The real bias in the classroom (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Are campuses becoming battlegrounds? (USA Today)
  
  
• Fla. to link teacher pay to students' test scores (Washington Post)
  
  
• Putting parents in their place: Outside class (Washington Post)
  
  
• Federal aid is focus of a lawsuit by students (New York Times)
  
  
• In new twist on college search, a first choice, and 20 backups (New York Times)