National News

• Higher education gets federal push toward reform (The Macon Telegraph)
  
  
• A new way for need-based aid (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• As competition builds, so do colleges (New York Times)
  
  
• Opinion- The American dream (Baltimore Sun)
  
  
• Opinion- Higher ed must become state priority (Arizona Star)
  
  
• Universities and companies are much more alike than they are different (Washington CEO)
  
  
• Editorial- The good and the bad in plan to reform higher education (Austin American-Statesman)
  
  
• Rebuilding shop classes in U.S. high schools (CNN.com)
  
  
• One-stop research shop seen as slow to yield views that educators can use (Education Week)
  
  
• Paying more for benefits (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Lender overcharged U.S. $1 billion, audit finds (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Hitting the books- How to get your degree and start your company at the same time (Business Week)
  
  
• Education Dept. improperly paid $278 million in subsidies (Washington Post)