Kentucky News - January 17, 2012

State:

• Kentucky's public universities brace for cuts and performance-based funding (cnl2)
• University seeks to build Appalachia's intellect (Daily Independent)
• The Chatter: Education bills on the move; More problems found in the Ag Dept. (cnl2)
• Tom Eblen: Proposal on University of Pikeville opens door to wider discussion (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Fund education with coal severance, U-Pikeville needs more study (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• A day fit for a King: MLK celebration includes march, music (The Kentucky Kernel)
• Pre-college strings program interesting (Daily News)
• Without merger, visions for University Hospital's future contrast (The Courier-Journal)
• University of Louisville, local center to speed aging-related discoveries to market (The Courier-Journal)
• Beshear finalizing 'painful' budget plan (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Kentuckians spend MLK Day answering call to service (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Bill would allow ads on school buses (Cincinnati.com)
• Faulls: King's words shaped next generation's view of insignificance of skin color (Messenger-Inquirer)
• Winters: Ky. leaps forward in education (Murray Ledger & Times)
• Superintendents are skeptical of proposed school bus ads bill (Murray Ledger & Times)
• First lady renews support for raising dropout age (Murray Ledger & Times)
• Still time to enroll at MSU (Murray Ledger & Times)
• Madison County Schools rank 5th in state for energy conservation (The Richmond Register)
• Beloved history teacher is Kentucky's top (The State-Journal)
• GCHS students will learn, earn in school-to-work program (Daily Independent)
• Collegiate Accommodations: UK Explores public-Private Partnership to Improve On-Campus Housing (Business Lexington)
• UpTech project to drive Northern Kentucky growth by fueling 50 informatics company startups (The Lane Report)
• UofL researcher Jan Potempa earns the Foundation for Polish Science Prize (The Lane Report)
• Partnership between UofL and Innovate LTC seeks to commercialize research on aging (The Lane Report)
• University of Louisville trustees hear about Fort Knox initiatives, finances at board meeting (The Lane Report)
• Four Louisville colleges form center to aid adult learners (Business First of Louisville)
• U of L foundation signs deal with InnovateLTC (Business First of Louisville)
• Kentucky universities an international draw (The Courier-Journal)

National:

• Technology Is at Least 3 Years Away From Improving Student Success (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• More schools likely to lose accreditation, experts say (USA Today)
• Recession slows growth in public prekindergarten (The Associated Press)
• College diversity at risk (The Washington Post)
• Commentary: Post-9/11 GI Bill Helps Support Higher Education Opportunities of Minorities in Armed Services (Diverse Issues in Higher Education)
• Dartmouth president leading campaign against binge drinking (Stateman.com)
• Basing It All on Graduation Rates (Inside Higher Ed)
• Student Work Hours: Up and Down (Inside Higher Ed)
• Texas trails most states, many countries in young adults with degrees (Stateman.com)
• Community Colleges Are Urged to Take Innovative Steps to Serve Immigrant Students (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)