National News - January 4, 2010

• Are American students lazy? (Inside Higher Ed)
• UTA, UNT students save cash by renting textbooks (Dallas Morning News)
• Community-college chiefs are underpaid relative to their 4-year peers (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
• Economists ponder why women stream into college and GED holders don't (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
• Gauging the dedication of Teacher Corps grads (The New York Times)
• Community college default rate 16.7% (The Des Moines Register)