National News - September 21-22, 2009

• After college, student-loan sink hole awaits (The Washington Post)
• Remaking the work force, one student at a time (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
• Defining 'college ready,' nationally (Inside Higher Ed)
• Initiative focuses on early learning programs (The New York Times)
• On the money: Getting started with 529 college savings plans (Diverse Issues in Higher Education)
• Statewide credit-transfer agreement offers students in technical programs chance to earn college credits (Harrisburg Patriot News)
• Lacking the 'ability to benefit' (Inside Higher Ed)
• What colleges don't know about admissions (The chronicle of Higher Education)