National News

• Kentucky College Board's new leader quits amid hiring dispute (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
  
  
• Illinois private colleges to split $3.5M in financial aid (Stateline.org/Quad-City Times)
  
  
• Some rich students 'merit' financial aid (US News & World Report)
  
  
• Bush prods Congress on student loan bill (ACE)
  
  
• 23 states face budget gaps in '09 (Stateline.org)
  
  
• Community colleges go for boomers (Inside Higher Ed)