Kimberly Hefling

Time to stock up on the ramen noodles. The average cost of attending college crept up again this year, the College Board said Thursday.

On a desert outpost miles from the closest paved road, Navajo students at the Little Singer Community School gleefully taste traditional fry bread during the school’s heritage week. “It reminds us of the Native American people a long time ago,” says a smiling 9-year-old, Arissa Chee.