Kentucky News - January 23, 2012

State:

• Four colleges unite to aid area adult-ed (The Courier-Journal)
• Lost River Cave plans kids' nature program (Daily News)
• UK selected for Clinton Initiative competition (Kentucky Kernel)
• Provost Subbaswamy not selected for Utah presidency (Kentucky Kernel)
• Regents approve Taggart's $475,000 contract (WKU Herald)
• Doctor of physical therapy approve by WKU Regents (WKU Herald)
• Regents notes: amended bylaws pass; updates given on enrollment, renovation (WKU Herald)
• Daviess Co. to launch scholarship program (Daily News)
• College financial aid awaits students (The Courier-Journal)
• Connecting to education (Cincinnati.com)
• New textbook by MSU provessor now available (Morehead State University News)
• Student runs business while in high school (The Paducah Sun)
• Glenn Marshall Elementary gets grant of $4,000 (The Richmond Register)
• Kenton County schools using new method (Kypost.com)
• WKU group using cutting-edge research to forecast social moods, perceptions (The Lane Report)
• University of Kentucky's Empowered program allows community to discern energy use (The Lane Report)
• Kentucky One Of Nine States To Not Allow Charter Schools (WBKO.com)
• WKU Regents Approve New Degree Program (West Kentucky Star)
• Gatton Academy Student Presents Research at World’s Largest Math Meeting (surfky.com)
• WKU Regents approve new doctorate degree in physical therapy, seeking accreditation (The Republic)
• Kentucky Gov. Cuts Education Funding While Preserving Tax Breaks For Biblically-Themed Amusement Park (ThinkProgress Economy)
• Campbellsville University hosts Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson; ribbon cut for Heartland Commerce and Technology Park (Readmedia.com)
• Proposal could affect Kentucky schools (Madison Courier)
• Mixed reaction to raising Kentucky dropout age (WDRB.com)
• EKU to work with budget cuts (Richmond Register)

National:

• State higher education spending on decline in face of slow recovery, end of federal stimulus (Washington Post)
• Missouri governor proposes higher ed cut, touts economy (Fox News.com)
• State Support for Colleges Falls 7.6% in 2012 Fiscal Year (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• States Push Even Further to Cut Spending on Colleges (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• College presidents want power for higher tuition for STEM programs (Miami Herald)
• Black students say Duke study claiming they switch to easier majors shows deeper problems (Washington Post)
• State Support Slumps Again (Inside Higher Ed)
• Kinder, Gentler Approach? (Inside Higher Ed)
• Debate over State Standards (Inside Higher Ed)
• 5 Universities to Test Bulk-Purchasing of E-Textbooks in Bid to Rein In Costs (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Sharing a Screen, if Not a Classroom (New York Times)
• Texas State University, a Step Closer to the Top Tier, Keeps a Focus on the Future (New York Times)