Kentucky News - January 11, 2012

State:

• Hitching a late ride: SAFECATS escorts provide lifts home after hours (Kentucky Kernel)
• Bill requiring UK-UofL game not about sports (Kentucky Kernel)
• Enrollment peaks for anthro majors (The Northerner)
• Kentucky House committee supports teacher evaluation bill (The Courier-Journal)
• Adding University of Pikeville to state system runs counter to national trends (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• TV ad campaign encourages Kentucky lawmakers to take up charter schools legislation (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Education committee approves statewide teacher evaluation system (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• House Education Chairman Could Allow Charter School Vote (WKYU)
• Famous grad establishes 2 scholarships (Cincinnati.com)
• Groups join forces for funding (The Paducah Sun)
• PRICED OUT Cost, crowded field bode ill for Pikeville idea (The Paducah Sun)
• Teacher evaluations could soon be tied to students' success (The State Journal)
• NKU offers mentoring program with local high school (Kypost.com)
• UK Researchers Look to Fuse Ancient Medicinal Plant Knowledge with Modern Technologies (Business Lexington)

National:

• Georgia regents OK college mergers (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• Strength in Adversity (Diverse Issues in Higher Ed)
• Ready for Change.edu? (Inside Higher Ed)
• Bill would require schools to help create game plan for expelled students (Bangor Daily News)
• Are Michigan's austerity measures hurting the State's public universities ability to compete? (MLive.com)