National News

• National report card says U.S. higher education edge eroding (ACE News)
  
  
• Study cites widened race gap for college degrees in Colorado (Denver Post)
  
  
• Learning to teach (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Report: Most states flunk in college affordability (CNN.com)
  
  
• Push to win back dropouts (Christian Science Monitor)
  
  
• Thematic developments (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• The secretary offers a preview (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• 9/11 and the academy (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• States score low marks in higher ed (Stateline.org)
  
  
• Higher education stats stir new concerns in USA (USA Today)