Kentucky News - January 11, 2013

State:

• Dropout age increase may be considered again (Business First of Louisville)
• Kentucky Chamber agenda emphasizes pension reform, education (Business First of Louisville)
• UK plans upgrades at football stadium, business school (Business First of Louisville)
• Hundreds of KY Teachers Earn Top Certification (WBKO)
• Challenge Offers Chance to Win $1,500 for College (WBKO)
• Kentucky breaks into Top 10 in national education ranking (The Lane Report)
• State bonding plan includes Commonwealth Stadium renovation, UK science building, NKU health center, UofL student center (The Lane Report)
• Kentucky ranked 10th in report on progress in education indicators (Kypost)
• Kentucky's Governor's Cup set to begin Jan. 19 (Daily Independent)
• Universities allowed to issue construction bonds to be repaid from their own funds (Daily Independent)
• Area schools brace for possibility of federal funding cuts (Daily Independent)
• Universities to get their own bonding authority (The Richmond Register)
• Beshear proposes $15.39 million for MSU improvements (The Paducah Sun)
• MSU police offer campus safety tips (Morehead State University News)
• Gov. Beshear, lawmakers to approve issuance of bonds for campus improvements (Morehead State University News)
• Governor, lawmakers pushing university construction projects Murray State renovations included on list (Murray Ledger & Times)
• Kentucky ranks 10th in national education survey (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• UK Athletics will pay for two-thirds of new $100 million science building (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Stadium plan sends message, Kentucky's Barnhart says (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• U of L to announce receipt of $3 million donation, Ramsey says (The Courier-Journal)
• University of Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium could get $110M for renovation (The Courier-Journal)
• Legislature approves plans for science building, stadium to be funded by UK Athletics (The Kentucky Kernel)
• Beshear endorses WKU project (Bowling Green Daily News)
• Beshear Announces Bonding Plan for University Projects, with No State Funding Attached (WKYUFM)
• State Pledges Support For Commonwealth Stadium Improvements (Lex18)
• Gov. Beshear, lawmakers: Agency bonds for universities to spur job growth, meet student needs with no taxpayer costs (News Democrat Leader)
• Bonds Proposed to Fund University Projects (West Kentucky Star)
• General Assembly Moves to Approve University Upgrades (WKMS)
• University construction proposal includes UK's Commonwealth Stadium makeover (Evansville Courier)
• Beshear and bipartisan group of lawmakers endorse $363 million in university bonding (CNl2)
• Gov. Beshear says tax reform could be the answer to Kentucky's 'F' in school spending (CNl2)
• Gov. Steve Beshear, legislative leaders push for $363M in university construction projects (The Republic)
• Beshear backs bond plan (Cincinnati.com)

National:

• UK's Commonwealth Stadium could receive makeover (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)
• States Show Spotty Progress on Education Gauges (Education Week)
• University of Phoenix's Accreditation Review (Inside Higher Ed)
• The Pupil Cliff (Inside Higher Ed)
• Minority Applicants to Colleges Will Rise Significantly by 2020 (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Apollo Group Warns of Sanction by U. of Phoenix’s Accreditor (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• 5 for-profit campuses lose accreditation after abrupt closures (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• College Enrollment Will Grow More Slowly, Education Department Projects (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Gov. Susana Martinez proposes $13M to improve reading for children through 3rd grade (The Republic)