Kentucky News - March 29, 2012

State:

• Gear UP Kentucky Schools Recieve 26.9 Million Dollar Grant (WNKU.org)
• First presidential finalist at NKU (Cincinnati.com)
• Lawmakers Attempt Second Compromise on Dropout Bill (WFPL.org)
• Bill Would Give Local School Boards in Kentucky Power to Raise Dropout Age (WKYUFM.org)
• Program steps in to renovate basement of Whalin Tech Complex (The Eastern Progress)
• Faculty Senate stops quarterly grades proposal (The Eastern Progress)
• University of Louisville professor examines college alcohol use (The Louisville Cardinal)
• House backs bills to keep students in school (The Courier-Journal)
• Aviation program at FHS reaching new heights (The State Journal)
• WKU entrepreneurship students working with store owners to revitalize downtown Bowling Green (The Lane Report)
• Housing plentiful for students (The Daily News)
• No quick fixes (Business First of Louisville)

National:

• Preparedness For Common Standards: A Work in Progress (Education Week)
• High Anxiety For Students Awaiting College Admissions Letters (Hartfort Courant)
• Colleges more often hiring part-timers (Wausau Daily Herald)
• In California, Private Colleges Benefit From Public System's Shrinking Capacity (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• No Financial Aid, No Problem. For-Profit University Sets $199-a-Month Tuition for Online Courses (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Indiana panel sets new college degree goals (Evansville Courier & Press)
• House approves bill prohibiting state funds for remedial courses at universities (LJWorld)
• House Education Committee rejects TOPS changes (NOLA)
• N.C. State aims to slow enrollment growth (Charlotte Observer)
• Ohio wants to expand free online tutoring (Dayton Daily News)
• Ending the First Ed.D. Program (Inside Higher Ed)
• Blackboard's Open-Source Pivot (Inside Higher Ed)