National News

• Number of schools offering AP falls after first audit of courses (Education Week)
  
  
• Cost of college a bipartisan concern (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Students less engaged at community college (USA Today)
  
  
• Colleges would reap more than $267-million in earmarks in spending bill before Bush (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
  
  
• Community colleges face wide tech discrepancies among students (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
  
  
• Tech camp for girls (The Chronicle of Higher education)