National News

• HED to award partnership grants for projects in Africa, Middle East (American Council on Education)
  
  
• 'Hire' education: A vocational model succeeds (CNN)
  
  
• Patrick wants to raise dropout age (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• College-bound seniors load up early (ESC Clips-DesMoines Register)
  
  
• Closing the ‘Degree Gap’ (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• California’s low tuition model questioned (Inside Higher Ed)