Kentucky News - February 7, 2013

State:

• KY House Committee Approves University Construction (WBKO)
• Gov. Beshear Promotes Pension Reform, Education in Commonwealth Address (WBKO)
• Beshear: Revenue needed to fund education and pensions (Business First of Louisville)
• Kentucky House will hear university bonding bill (Business First of Louisville)
• Bellarmine to add School of Environmental Studies (Business First of Louisville)
• Committee backs funding plan for UK stadium renovations, university projects (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Beshear: 'Are we courageous enough to invest in our children's future?' (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• University bonding bill clears Kentucky House committee (The Courier-Journal)
• Gov. Steve Beshear pushes tax, pension reform in State of the Commonwealth Address (The Courier-Journal)
• Citing Bleak Economic Outlook, Beshear Pushes for More Tax Revenue to Fund Education, Pensions (WKYUFM)
• University Bonding Projects on Fast Track to Pass Kentucky House This Week (WKYUFM)
• Six KY public universities approved for construction totaling $363 million (WOWKTV)
• University of Louisville tops off $37.5 million student rec center (The Lane Report)
• Bill Would Keep Kentuckians in School Until Age 18 (Business Lexington)
• New: Alltech Graduate Training Blog (Business Lexington)
• Beshear: Children will not be ‘collateral damage’ in budget battles (WHAS11)
• Beshear advocates for tax reform to preserve education (Cincinnati.com)
• Beshear comes out strong for tax reform: Education needs reliable funding (Journal-Times)
• One on One with Eli Capilouto (Business Lexington)

National:

• American Council on Education Recommends 5 MOOCs for Credit (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Research to Improve Retention (Inside Higher Ed)
• Performance funding adds millions to higher education (St. Joseph News-Press)