Kentucky News - January 3, 2012

State:

• Patton yields seat on education panel (Messenger-Inquirer)
• Ex-Gov. Patton yields seat on higher ed panel (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Patton Resigns Seat On CPE (WUKY.org)
• Paul Patton resigns from Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (The Courier-Journal)
• Book review: ‘Higher Education?’ looks at challenges facing universities (Daily News)
• Mira Ball: Kentucky should recommit to children, restore funding for early care programs (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Governor pushes top priorities (Daily News)
• 2012 Kentucky Legislative Preview | Dropout bill and charter schools to return (The Courier-Journal)

National:

• New Questions About Trips Sponsored by Education Publisher (New York Times)
• Governor Stops Merger of U. of Louisville, Catholic Hospitals (Inside Higher Ed)
• Michigan plans voluntary program providing schools with free assessments for career, college (The Republic)