National News

• ACE: Significant efforts needed to improve diversity in college presidency ranks (ACE/Diverse Education.com)
  
  
• Governor seeks more money for universities  (ACE/Mlive.com)
  
  
• House backs billions in new college aid (Washington Post)
  
  
• House passes bill aimed at college costs (ECS/The New York Times)
  
  
• Poor, minority students in Texas more likely to have inexperienced teachers, study finds (ECS/Dallas Morning News)
  
  
• State plans to close schools that don't make the grade (ECS/Chattanooga Times Free Press)
  
  
• State plans to close schools that don't make the grade (ECS/Albany Times Union)
  
  
• Call for equity for community colleges (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• A different way to diversify (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• N.C. teacher's can-do attitude breaches barriers (USA Today)
  
  
• Online courses aim to prevent dropouts (Washington Post)