Kentucky News - January 30, 2013

State:

• College still pays, says president of postsecondary education council (The Lane Report)
• Energy-saving project at UofL outpaces its goals (The Lane Report)
• City schools consider early childhood center (The State Journal)
• University of Kentucky names new and planned residence halls (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Fayette County agriculture tied to 1 in 9 jobs, $2.4B in revenue, study finds (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• University of Kentucky names new and planned residence halls (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Ky. colleges competing in conservation contest (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• UK offers first minor completely online (The Kentucky Kernel)

National:

• Not Rushing Into MOOCs (Inside Higher Ed)
• Panel Highlights Divisions in Higher Education Act Renewal (Inside Higher Ed)
• Spending Money to Make Money (Inside Higher Ed)
• Congress Will Keep Focus on Higher-Education Issues, Accreditors Are Told (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• What the NFL Can Teach Colleges About Admissions (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)