National News

• Library for hire: Johns Hopkins U. sells services to an online college (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
  
  
• Economic downturn is a boon for for-profit colleges (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
  
  
• Panel sets college completion goals (Diverse Issues in Higher Education)
  
  
• Scores on science test causing concern in U.S. (Washington Post)
  
  
• Math gains reported for U.S. students (The New York Times)
  
  
• The high cost of higher education (The New York Times)