Kentucky News - January 27, 2011

• Drop-out age in Kentucky schools may soon rise (14WFIE)
• Jamal Mashburn, former Kentucky basketball star, gives assist to anti-dropout bill (The Courier-Journal)
• First in the family, first- generation students find starting college more difficult (Kentucky Kernel)
• Research shows increase in mental illness (Kentucky Kernel)
• Moberly's reach went beyond Eastern (Eastern Progress)
• U of L dermatologist to receive Lifetime Achievement Award (Louisville Cardinal)
• U of L grabs silver star for going green (Daily News)
• Kentucky 4th-graders and 8th-graders beat national averages on science test (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Kentucky News Review: EKU has program for students who may need counseling (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Rand Paul's plan to slash federal spending gets criticism, praise (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Mashburn speaks for anti-dropout bill (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• MSU hosts 7th soybean promotion activities (Murray Ledger & Times)
• Education secretary outlines proposals (The Independent)
• Crisp: As colleges trim budgets, deep change is inevitable (Cincyschoolzone.com)
• Local college wants to improve its grade (The Eagle Post)
• Obama calls for spending freeze but says he'll spare education (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Children's low science proficiency worries leaders (SFGate)
• House Education Subcommittee Leader Foxx calls for cutting federal role in U.S. higher education (Diverse Issues in Higher Ed)
• Proficiency eludes U.S. students on Science NAEP (Education Week)
• Future murky for virtual classrooms (Battle Creek Enquirer)
• Board of Regents targets 459 degree programs in Louisiana's public colleges and universities (NOLA.com)
• Economy changed freshmen's plans but didn't shake their confidence (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Record level of stress found in college freshmen (The New York Times)
• Bills target out-of-state students in N.D. colleges, universities (Grand Forks Herald)