Kentucky News - February 15, 2010

• Patton to be reappointed as state council head (The Courier-Journal)
• Mock draws from SEC experience (The Kentucky Kernel)
• Eastern offers health plans to students (The Eastern Progress)
• Rally for Higher Ed. canceled for second year in a row due to snow (The Eastern Progress)
• Western High proposal could expand college attendance (The Courier-Journal)
• Top legislators shun Beshear's plea for gambling bill (The Courier-Journal)
• Core standards (The Courier-Journal)
• Universities choice: bricks or bills? (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Morehead St. to offer education doctorate (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Stumbo proposes local voting on slots (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• UK to unveil major scholarship drive before basketball game (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• No raises for teachers, state workers likely in budget (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Ky. lands college textbook rental company (Bowling Green Daily News)
• Kentucky education approve new standards (WBKO.com)
• Kentucky education approve new standards (WHAS11.com)
• Kentucky could get new education standards (WCPO.com)
• Kentucky officials approve new education standards (The Daily Independent)
• New educational standards aim to better prepare students for life (The Daily Independent)
• MSU offering first doctorate (The Daily Independent)
• Universities get $556,000 for new technologies (Business First of Louisville)
• Ivy Tech raises $2 million for expansion (Business First of Louisville)
• Ky. approves new federal education standards (WLWT.com)
• Kentucky the first state to sign new education standards (WKYT.com)
• State first to adopt education standards (The State Journal)
• University of Kentucky considers dissolving school media program (School Library Journal)
• City-county technical center to be constructed at park: School boards sign new agreement for non-resident students attending districts (Murray Ledger & Times)
• Summit to focus on educational achievement (Murray Ledger & Times)
• Universities receive awards for Commercialization Of Emerging Technologies (Kypost.com)
• Bill would create statewide college transfer system (KCTCS News)