Kentucky News - February 18, 2013

State:

• WKU signs dual admissions agreement with Volunteer State Community College (WKU Herald)
• WKU trying to increase retention of black male students (WKU Herald)
• The School of Teacher Education will send professors to teach at Harlaxton (WKU Herald)
• Online enrollment grows despite overall decrease (The Eastern Progress)
• $23 million to be reallocated for next administration (The Eastern Progress)
• AgBioworks initiative receives $309,000 grant (The News)
• Terry Holliday | Kentucky's progress in education (The Courier-Journal)
• Editorial | Holliday's comments prompt tough questions (The Courier-Journal)
• States choose between quality, accessibility in higher education (The Courier-Journal)
• Students urged to finish GED; changes due in 2014 (The Courier-Journal)
• Ky. Voices: Ky. school reforms producing success (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Ky. Voices: Students should have say in college training of classroom teachers (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Morehead State plans more space missions
• School architects now building scholarships (Cincinnati.com)
• School safety bill introduced (Messenger-Inquirer)
• MSU issues notice about recent Twitter comments (Murray Ledger & Times)
• MSU ad hoc contract committee outlines performance criteria (Murray Ledger & Times)
• Somerset Students to Get Natural Gas Technician Training (WBKO)

National:

• Tough Times Push More Small Colleges to Join Forces (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Obama's Accreditation Proposals Surprise Higher-Education Leaders (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Georgia students struggle on test tied to common core math course (ajc.com)
• Community Colleges Respond to Demand for STEM Graduates (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Obama Puts Federal Weight Behind Calls for College Affordability (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Budget links Ohio college graduation rates to funding (The Columbus Dispatch)