National News

• Patrick releases education plan, including free community college (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• At med schools, a new degree of diversity (The Washington Post)
  
  
• Financial aid group adopts conduct code after loan scandal (The Washington Post)
  
  
• 'Serrefine' wins boy Spelling Bee (USA Today)
  
  
• Panel: Page needs to turn on textbook costs (USA Today)
  
  
• U.S. data show rapid minority growth in school rolls (The New York Times)
  
  
• Columbia settles student loan case (The New York Times)
  
  
• College loans: Financial aid group agrees to reform (USA Today)
  
  
• Economics Education 101 (Inside Higher Education)
  
  
• Ohio aims to lift black male grad rate (Education Commission of the States)
  
  
• FRIDAY BUZZ: New settlements reached in student loan investigation (American Council on Education)