Education Policy News: May 2, 2012

• Ed. Department Offers States Feedback on NCLB Waivers, from Education Week
• Why the Student Loan Interest Rate Debate Matters, from Huffington Post
• Duncan Road Tests General Election Speech to "Mom Congress", from Education Week
• What college students need most, from The Washington Post
• Reforms With Promise: Remedial Education at Community Colleges, from Inside Higher Ed
• House Approves Bill Heading Off Loan Rate Hike, from Education Week
• Former Ohio State Chief Confirmed as K-12 Assistant Secretary, from Education Week
• Politics First on Student Loans, from Inside Higher Ed