National News

• Report: Racial gap narrows, but what did No Child law do? (USA Today)
  
  
• Colleges use 529 savings plans as a recruiting tool (University Business/The Wall Street Journal)
  
  
• More workers looking to learn new skills (University Business/SignOnSanDiego.com)
  
  
• Holding back young students: Is program a gift or a stigma? (The New York Times)
  
  
• Colleges tailor remedial courses (ECS/Knoxville News.com)