Kentucky News - February 8, 2011

• State schools chief wants educators to sign readiness pledge (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Pikeville College is now university (Daily News)
• Regional education summit Kentucky leads nation in adopting core standards (Kentucky New Era.)
• EKU to unveil new Commercial Foods Lab (Business First of Lexington)
• Patterson School launches trial iPad program (Business First of Lexington)
• Beshear promotes higher dropout age (WLKY.com)
• UK groups protest in Frankfort, students unhappy with Kentucky Senate Bill 6 (The Kentucky Kernel)
• Extra credit: Faculty and staff can take classes for free (WKU Herald)
• Schedule-change fee paying for new staff positions (WKU Herald)
• Law students gain courtroom experience (Louisville Cardinal)
• U of L Area Health Education Centers make big impact (Louisville Cardinal)
• Six innovative school projects garner funding (Daily News)
• Editorial | Spalding charges ahead (The Courier-Journal)
• Most New York students are not college-ready (New York Times)
• Fast-growing U. of Phoenix calculates a more careful course (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
• Regents decide how to cut more degree programs, how to raise tuition (Arizona Daily Star)
• The states of online regulation (Inside Higher Ed)
• Anger over new rankings (Inside Higher Ed)
• Tennessee colleges cut lesser majors as part of higher education reform (The Tennessean)