Kentucky News - March 22, 2012

State:

• WKU hosting second annual Kentucky Educational Leadership Doctoral Symposium (The Lane Report)
• MSU GEAR UP students awarded scholarships (Morehead State University News)
• 3 finalists chosen for next NKU president (KyPost.com)
• Louisville earns grant to boost financial empowerment strategies (The Lane Report)
• UK College of Design to Bring World-Class Speakers for 'Rethinking Design' Symposium (Business Lexington)
• Opportunities for diverse businesses (The Paducah Sun)
• Georgetown College conference to look at modern slavery (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Calipari to identify donors for new locker rooms (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Midway College president announces resignation (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Midway College President resigns (The Courier-Journal)
• Former University of Louisville employee charged with wire fraud, money laundering (The Courier-Journal)

National:

• Systems split over college formula funding (The Town Talk)
• For Have-Nots, the Rockier Road to a College Degree Increases the Appeal of Alternatives (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Google Begins to Scale Back Its Scanning of Books From University Libraries (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Online Classes and College Completion (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• State promotes skilled trades as alternative to college (Atlanta Business Chronicle)
• As Legislature ponders cuts, KU defends remedial class (LJWorld.com)
• Editorial: Missouri makes progress in improving high school graduation rates (St. Louis Today)
• $150K grant helps expand Graduation Matters effort in Montana (Missoulian.com)
• Montana gets grant for lower performing schools (Great Falls Tribune)
• Christie announces $1M NJ urban scholarship program (North Jersey.com)
• Oklahoma House member calls for investigation into nonprofit's ties to Education Department (News Ok.com)
• Tuition Grew by 2.58% Worldwide, With Great Variation by Country (Inside Higher Ed)
• New Policy Places Greater Consumer Protections on Student Health Plans (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)