National News

• On the bargain express (U.S. News & World Report)
  
  
• Better yet, no tuition (U.S. News & World Report)
  
  
• Tighter admissions policy pays as OSU's graduation rate rises (Cincinnati Post)
  
  
• U.S. education chief backs panel's call for college reforms (Austin American-Stateman)
  
  
• Harvard to drop early admissions program (Boston Globe)
  
  
• Harvard ends early admission, citing barrier to disadvantaged (New York Times)
  
  
• Hundreds of kids flock to state's new online schools (Seattle Times)
  
  
• Grappling with the access problem (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Documenting the shift to merit (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• The 'family friendly' bonus (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• The post-Katrina path (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Higher education vision for California (L.A. Times)
  
  
• After 38 years, civil rights in higher education suit ends (Nashville City Paper)
  
  
• As homework grows, so do arguments against it (Washington Post)