Kentucky News - March 26, 2012

State:

• N.Ky. schools receive grant to prepare students for college (Cincinnati.com)
• GEAR UP Kentucky selects 29 schools (The Lane Report)
• Simons and Deming make GEAR UP Kentucky (Ledger Independent)
• Kentucky Schools Participating In Grant Award (WTVQ News)
• Kentucky schools selected to share in federal readiness grand being announced (The Republic)
• Jefferson County Public School Chosen to Participate in “Gear Up” Kentucky (WFPL)
• Schools to share in readiness aid being announced
  • FOX19
  • Herald-Leader
  • WDRB
  • WLKY
  • WTVQ
• Regents committees discuss potential $5 million budget cut, Harper contract approved (WKU Herald)
• BOR committee notes: Enrollment up from last spring, PT program on hold (WKU Herald)
• Number of U.S. degree holders reaches a record high of 30 percent (The Louisville Cardinal)
• UofL one step closer to 6.4 percent budget cut, as bill passes Ky. Senate (The Louisville Cardinal)
• Lawmakers in final stretch of lackluster session (Daily News)
• Editorial | For-profit controls (The Courier-Journal)
• Tom Eblen: UK must lead the way on energy-efficient buildings (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Mountains need change; Stumbo talks, where's the walk? (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• 4 in 10 Ohio high school grads not college-ready (Cincinnati.com)
• Tuition numbers grim from past decade (Cincinnati.com)
• Baby boomers turn to college to boost job skills (Cincinnati.com)
• Winters discusses budget proposal (Murray Ledger & Times)
• 'Meet MSU Days' set for Whitesburg and Maysville (Morehead State University News)
• Program would expand free lunches for schools (Daily Independent)
• Top 5 college degrees employers want most (Kypost)
• Appalachian Scholarship Compromise in Trouble (WKU Public Radio)
• Students given shot at downtown venture (Daily News)
• Film Puts Teachers Center Stage (WBKO.com)

National:

• Early to rise, early to learn: Colleges offer 6 a.m. classes (Miami Herald)
• Colorado tests of new teacher evaluation system raise doubts (The Denver Post)
• Report: Community college funding drops 21% (Des Moines Register)