Kentucky News - May 1, 2012

State:

• Ransdell’s report reminds regents of tough budget (WKU Herald)
• Less research, more teaching track offered (WKU Herald)
• Grant to help fund efforts to prepare high school students for college (The Northerner)
• MSU’s YNL program sets national enrollment record (Murray Ledger & Times)
• WKCTC unveils its first college mace (The Paducah Sun)
• EKU tuition, dorm fees going up 5 percent (The Richmond Register)
• Ky. Gov. Beshear signs bill to educate coaches on concussions (KYPost)
• Physical Therapy Program at WKU Expected to Start in June of 2013 (WKYUFM)
• Physical Therapy Program approved by CPE (SurfKY)

National:

• Most student loans unaffected by upcoming increase in rates (USA Today)
• States Struggling To Slow Tuition Growth (Pew States)
• State House OKs bill to boost number of cyber charter schools and allow more students to attend (Detroit Free Press)
• New Partnership of Barnes & Noble and Microsoft Will Promote Digital Textbooks (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)