Kentucky News - January 31, 2012

State:

• Winters not seeking third term (The Paducah Sun)
• Ed. officials floating foundation proposal (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Sen. Ken Winters announces he won't run again (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Bridge cited in decline of IUS, University of Louisville students (The Courier-Journal)
• Ken Winters won't seek 3rd term (The Courier-Journal)
• Indiana Tech partners with Norton Healthcare through College at Work Program (The Lane Report)
• Madisonville's Sue and Brown Badgett, Jr. donate $150,000 to WKU i4 Initiative (SurfKy.com)
• College Goal Sunday draws prospects (Daily News)
• MCTC cosmetology program opens doors for clients (The Morehead News)
• Governor's proposed budget cuts carry harsh consequences for higher education (Business First of Louisville)
• KCTCS Launches Program to Improve African-American College Graduation Rates (WFPL)
• Ribbon Cutting Marks Completion of First University of Kentucky HBEER Home (Kyforward)
• Sen. Winters opts not to seek a 3rd term, backs Trigg Co. Judge-Exec. Humprhies for seat (mycn2)
• WKU preparing for 'massive temporary transition' with Phase 1 of DUC Renovation Project (WKU Herald)

National:

• Student loan interest rate set to go up (Detroit News)
• Gov. Snyder: University state aid might be linked to meeting tuition, graduation goals (mlive.com)
• Endowment Returns Rise 19%, but Trouble May Lie Ahead (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Independent Colleges Are Keen on Affordability Goals, but Wary of How to Achieve Them (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Education Department Turns Policy Attention to College Completion (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Claremont McKenna Official Resigns After Falsely Reporting SAT Scores (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Idaho Senate passes bill to revise online education law (Idaho Statesman)
• More Maine high school students could take college classes, panel says (Bangor Daily)
• University presidents oppose curbs on tuition use (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
• State GET program may not cover cost (The News Tribune)
• Leaders, Scholars Urged Not to Neglect Higher Education’s Social Goals (Diverse Issues in Higher Ed)