Education Policy News: March 23, 2012

• Duncan Blasts Ryan Budget Plan, from Education Week
• Duncan Defends New Spending, from Inside Higher Ed
• Is the Federal Education Stimulus Working?, from The Atlantic
• Career Mapping Eyed to Prepare Students for College, from Education Week
• State and Local Spending on Higher Education Reached a New 25-Year Low in 2011, from The Chronicle of Higher Education