National News

• Tuition increases at public colleges outpace those at private institutions, survey finds (ACE/The Chronicle of Higher Education)
  
  
• Vets often denied academic credits (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• U.S. education chief says La. due aid for troubled schools (ECS/Baton Rouge Advocate)
  
  
• The feds giveth, and taketh away (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Call to arms for private colleges (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Colleges fight calls to dip further into endowments (University Business/npr.org)
  
  
• Private colleges try to stay affordable (USA Today)
  
  
• More school vouchers, fewer programs (Washington Post)