Kentucky News - April 2, 2012

State:

• Prichard Committee director talks education issues (Murray Ledger & Times)
• 2012 Kentucky General Assembly | Some key bills passed (The Courier-Journal)
• Bill creating for-profit college oversight panel heads to Beshear (The Courier-Journal)
• ‘Military friendly’ college lists prompt concerns (The Paducah Sun)
• College sports come at a cost to Kentucky taxpayers (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• State budget approved (Daily News)
• General Assembly approves budget with little for new projects, funding cuts (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• College to raise rates for most popular classes (Lexington Herald-Leader)

National:

• Tracking Violence Against Students (Inside Higher Ed)
• The Nonprofit Online Helpers (Inside Higher Ed)
• Data Storm (Inside Higher Ed)
• Completion at What Price? (Inside Higher Ed)
• Wyoming's only 4-year university continues to see more minority students in spring enrollment (The Republic)
• South Dakota universities will offer certificate programs (Sioux City Journal)
• Colleges turn to degree guarantees (Times Union)
• Lawmakers, education leaders spar over embattled tutoring program (Baltimore Sun)
• What Makes a Top-Tier Online Education? A Lot of Money, and a Dose of Hollywood Magic (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• To Enroll More Minority Students, Colleges Work Around the Courts (The New York Times)
• Donors to Romney super PAC have ties to for-profit colleges (USA Today)