Kentucky News - March 14, 2012

State:

• U of L, UK among Forbes' most valuable college basketball teams (Business First of Louisville)
• Bellarmine plans $2.5 million expansion to campus building (Business First of Louisville)
• KSU Named To President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll (Kentucky State University News)
• Kentucky State University And Businesses Donate To Kentucky Farmers Impacted By (Kentucky State University News)
• Tourism board may help WKU with its costs (Daily News)
• Jessamine County: Free GED test available through June 30 (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• House panel turns down anti-bullying bill despite pleas from parents (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Plan advances for scholarships for Appalachian students (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• House oks E. Ky. college aid (The Courier-Journal)
• Steps defined for college readiness (Messenger-Inquirier)
• Students seek to stop rate hike (The Paducah Sun)
• Daymar College nursing program moves toward accreditation (The Lane Report)
• House backs bill to help coal county students (The Courier-Journal)
• House passes synthetic drug bill and revamped U. of Pikeville bill that now provides tuition grants (CNl2)
• Taking notes (Daily News)

National:

• Turnover at Historically Black Colleges Creates Openings for New Style of Leaders (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Study shows improvements, racial disparity decline, in grad rates among NCAA tournament teams (The Washington Post)