TODAY'S LOCAL HEADLINES

• Faculty Senate Approves Merger of Schools, Among Other Things
• ASU, Teach for America team on $19M program
• Business tax breaks get House panel OK
• Audio Slide Show: UMC trauma center

TODAY'S NATIONAL HEADLINES

• State of the Union: President Barack Obama to tighten federal budget

TODAY'S OPINIONS

• Colleges' gender gap

LOCAL HEADLINES

Faculty Senate Approves Merger of Schools, Among Other Things
By Alexandra Newman. The merging of different campus entities into two new schools was approved by the Faculty Senate on Monday.
(UA Daily Wildcat: http://wildcat.arizona.edu/news/faculty-senate-approves-merger-of-schools-among-other-things-1.1086335)

ASU, Teach for America team on $19M program
Arizona State University is partnering with Teach For America to transform ASU’s teacher education program.
(Phoenix Business Journal: http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2010/01/25/daily18.html)

Business tax breaks get House panel OK
By Howard Fischer. Members of a House panel approved an extensive package of future tax breaks for business on Monday. Rep. Steve Farley, D-Tucson, said that companies won't locate here as long as Arizona doesn't spend more on public education and universities.
(Arizona Daily Sun: http://www.azdailysun.com/news/local/state-and-regional/article_68999e50-e119-5915-ab2e-cc7b93d13b6b.html)

Audio Slide Show: UMC trauma center
By Mamta Popat. Quiet moments pierced by urgency and drama. Just another day at the trauma center at University Medical Center.
(Arizona Daily Star: http://www.azstarnet.com/online/multimedia/html_b4adb466-02f4-11df-b88c-001cc4c002e0.html)

NATIONAL HEADLINES

State of the Union: President Barack Obama to tighten federal budget
By Christi Parsons and Peter Nicholas. The president will propose offering relief to college students who graduate with substantial student loans — a situation in which more and more graduates find themselves as a result of escalating reliance on loans to finance higher education.
(Chicago Tribune: http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~r/chicagotribune/business/~3/HmaZ5q7pq7o/sc-biz-0126-obama--20100125,0,7903151.story)

OPINIONS

Colleges' gender gap
[Editorial] Women now outnumber men in both applying to schools and earning degrees.
(LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-gender25-2010jan25,0,2408850.story)