Kentucky News - March 2, 2012

State:

• Kentucky Colleges, Universities Sign Consortium Agreement (WFPL)
• Local districts top state averages (Daily News)
• Hopes for public university in Appalachia fading (Daily News)
• University of Pikeville plan isn't feasible, Patton says (Business First of Louisville)
• UK Gatton chair Donald Mullineaux earns Robertson Award for Faculty Excellence (The Lane Report)
• Paul Patton says Pikeville state university proposal not feasible, compromise in works (The Courier-Journal)
• Hopes fade for public university in central Appalachia to address region's educational needs (The Republic)
• Students making strides on standardized tests (The Paducah Sun)
• Hopes for public university in Appalachia are fading (The Richmond Register)
• BOE objects to exclusive dual credit deal (Daily Independent)

National:

• Dropout risk? Try college (The Clarion-Ledger)
• Idaho bill creates online course clearinghouse (Idaho Statesman)
• For-Profit College Association's New Leader Plans a Charm Offensive (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• To Guide First-Generation Students, U. of Nebraska Reaches Into High Schools (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Coming Home From War to Hit the Books (New York Times)
• Schools Try to Match the Jobless With 3.4 Million Jobs (New York Times)
• Where the Jobs Are, the Training May Not Be (New York Times)
• For-Profit Group Tries New Approach, Again (Inside Higher Ed)
• UTEP Seeks Success Beyond Graduation Rate (Texas Tribune)