National News

• Online university signs deal to acquire Waldorf College in Iowa (Argus Leader.com)
  
  
• Racial gap in education (The New York Times)
  
  
• Why do millions of Americans struggle with reading and writing? (The Christian Science Monitor)
  
  
• College graduates take their skills into a tough job market (Courier Press)
  
  
• Black colleges will fight cut to federal program (Diverse Issues in Higher Education)