National News

• Federal inquiry on women in science (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Can ACT improve the pipeline (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Baby steps on speeding up the Ph.D. (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• The cost of educating veterans (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Colleges, students get some help from state (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
  
  
• SATs score big on headaches (USA Today)
  
  
• 'Educational flatline' in math and reading bedevils USA (USA Today)
  
  
• Demands make for a roller coaster year (Washington Post)
  
  
• GED testing program participation continues to rebound (American Council on Education News)
  
  
• PA lawmakers want smoother transfer of college credits (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)