Education Policy News: April 19, 2012

• Graduate Schools Need to Improve Career Counseling, Report Says, from The Chronicle of Higher Education
• States' Waivers Weak on Extended Learning Time, Report Says, from Education Week
• Wealthier Families Benefit More Under Obama's Tuition Tax-Credit Program, Report Says, from The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Did Romney Slip by Saying He'd Slash the Dept. of Ed.?, from Education Week
• New Study Identifies 'Opportunity Gap' for Students, from The New York Times
• Sluggish Pace for Race to Top Spending, from Education Week
• Opening Up a Path to Four-Year Degrees, from The New York Times
• In Accreditation Proposals, Panel Pleases Neither Reformers Nor Status Quo Advocates, from The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Colleges Are Pressured to Open Up Student Data, from The Chronicle of Higher Education