National News

• Racial and gender diversity in college sports is 'worst' in many years, report says (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
  
  
• How to spend $100 billion on education (U.S. News & World Report)
  
  
• Community colleges may soon start turning students away (Diverse Issues in Higher Education)
  
  
• Economy hits hard on Black campuses (The New York Times)
  
  
• Legislature mulls budget, schools (CourierPress.com)