National News

• Associations back legislation to establish new federal study abroad program (ACE News)
  
  
• Colleges see diversity at student opportunity (The Virginian-Pilot)
  
  
• Opinion- The U.S. edge in education (Washington Post)
  
  
• Opinion- At 2-year colleges, students eager but unready (New York Times)
  
  
• Digital divide separates students (CNN.com)
  
  
• U.S. colleges shift more aid to richer students, study says (Chicago Tribune)
  
  
• National school testing urged (Washington Post)
  
  
• Momentum for open access research (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• U of Phoenix loses in U.S. court (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Rebellion over coeducation plan (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• In New Orleans, it's a cram course in public service 101 (New York Times)
  
  
• Opinion- A damaging lesson for college-bound kids: Good deeds require a payoff (USA Today)
  
  
• Financial aid can't keep pace (USA Today)
  
  
• Digital divide still separates white and minority students (USA Today)