Kentucky News - February 16, 2012

State:

• Kentucky Tonight - The High Cost of Education (KET.org)
• The Price of Going Public (Business Lexington)
• Pikeville may become public, overlap forseen (The Eastern Progress)
• FOLD or ANTE UP, Kentucky (The Eastern Progress)
• Program provides leadership skills to first generation college students (The Eastern Progress)
• Technology major focus in various classrooms for ‘multimedia’ spaces (The Eastern Progress)
• Students assist low income Richmond community with taxes (The Eastern Progress)
• UK will include closed-captioning on stadium screens (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Funds sought for vet technician program (Messenger-Inquirer)
• NCLB waiver a relief to bad law (Messenger-Inquirer)
• Cloud computing is a growing force in higher education (Business Lexington)
• EKU program prepares students for direct flight into aviation career (Business Lexington)
• Should higher education be made more affordable to the average Kentuckian? If so, how? If not, why? (Business Lexington)

National:

• New analysis makes case for higher ranking for U.S. schools (USA Today)
• Home-schooling demographics change, expand (USA Today)
• Business Leaders for Michigan: Invest more in state universities, but set tough goals (MLive)
• UT-Austin Unveils Plan to Boost Graduation Rates (The Texas Tribune)
• Is a Teacher Evaluation System Deal Close? (New York Times)
• Teachers' Peer Review Would Strengthen the Profession (New York Times)