Kentucky News - January 8 & January 11, 2010

• Toyota gives $300K to Louisville schools (Business First of Louisville)
• Midway to detail big plans (The Daily Independent)
• Beshear's speech included few details (The State Journal)
• Ky. expects to be first to adopt new K-12 core content standards (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Panel approves bill that would let state close worst schools (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Bill to fix low-performing schools clears panel (The Courier-Journal)
• Leaders temper Beshear optimism (Bowling Green Daily News)
• COMMUNITY college students stand to benefit from Governor's priorities (KCTCS News)
• Yarmuth to announce U of L research funding (Business First of Louisville)
• Former dean pleads guilty to 9 federal counts (The Louisville Cardinal)
• Discusson focuses on costly problem of Kentucky's dropouts (The Courier-Journal)
• Former University of Louisville dean Robert Felner faces 63 months in prison, restitution (The Courier-Journal)
• Kentucky lays out education reforms in bid for $200 million federal grant (The Courier-Journal)
• Todd's timely push (The Courier-Journal)
• U of L center eases way for transfer students (The Courier-Journal)
• Midway College to announce new initiative (LEX18.COM)
• Midway College to announce new initiative (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• WKU building ready in Owensboro (wBKO.com/Audio version)
• ECTC-WKU partnership meets Hardin County's postsecondary needs (The News-Enterprise)
• WKU looking to turn cow waste into power(14WFIE.com)
• Former Louisville dean pleads guilty to fraud (Lexington Herald-Leader)