Kentucky News - May 8, 2012

State:

• College Enrollment Up In Kentucky (WTVQ)
• Kentucky college enrollment surpasses 300K (Business First of Louisville)
• For-Profit, Online Schools Enroll Large Number of Students
  • WFPL
  • WKMS
• College enrollment in Kentucky up 38,000 from 2010 (The Lane Report)
• Warren RECC Offering New Scholarship (WBKO)
• Tornado Ravaged Schools Get Thousands of Donated Books (WBKO)
• WKU ROTC graduates establish scholarship as part of wedding planning (The Lane Report)
• More than 11,000 books donated to storm-damaged counties (The Lane Report)
• More than 2,200 graduate from EKU (The Richmond Register)
• EKU vice president recognized by national organization (The Richmond Register)
• MSU’s May commencement scheduled for Saturday (Murray Ledger & Times)
• Holliday visits DCPS educators (Messenger-Inquirer)
• Session to discuss education legislation (Messenger-Inquirer)
• Pikeville eyes coal grant for scholarships (The Courier-Journal)
• 1,138 graduates, young and old, receive IUS degrees (The Courier-Journal)
• SGA announces new safe ride program to replace Provide-A-Ride (WKU Herald)
• UK Board of Trustees expected to authorize tuition hike Tuesday (The Kentucky Kernel)
• Boyle County schools expand language classes (Central Ky News)
• First Lady Jane Beshear announces donations of 11,000 books to schools damaged by tornadoes (The Republic)

National:

• Counterpoint: For-Profits and Philanthropy (Inside Higher Ed)
• Beyond ‘Need’ and ‘Merit’ (Inside Higher Ed)
• Online Classes. Low Prices. Every Day. (Inside Higher Ed)
• Education Department's Collection-Agency Complaint Systems Need Improvement, Report Says (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Move to Outsource Teacher Licensing Process Draws Protest (The New York Times)
• Colleges look at policies for illegal immigrants (USA Today)