Kentucky News - March 23, 2012

State:

• Bill on for-profit schools passes Kentucky Senate panel (The Courier-Journal)
• U of L School of Nursing receives financial boost from the aging care industry (The Lane Report)
• Campbellsville University to begin new RN to BSN program for School of Nursing (The Lane Report)
• Bare bones budget gets approval (The State Journal)
• University's presidential pay erodes trust (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Kentucky Senate approves two-year budget; next, negotiations with House (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Kentucky Senate approves its version of state budget (The Courier-Journal)
• 6.4 percent cut to higher education passes House, heads to Senate (The Louisville Cardinal)

National:

• Duncan Defends New Spending (Inside Higher Ed)
• Fewer women enrolling in STEM classes in community colleges (CNN)
• California ballot initiative would make college free for residents (San Jose Mercury News)
• Moody's says higher ed cuts could lead to university credit downrgrades (WFSU.org)
• Hey, Students, Your Education Costs More Than You Might Think (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Gates Foundation Names Interim Leader for Postsecondary-Success Strategy (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Dual-language lessons growing in popularity (Calfornia Watch.org)
• 'Ability to benefit' students lose federal aid (Community College Spotlight)
• Student-Loan Debt Reaches Record $1 Trillion, Report Says (Bloomberg.com)