Kentucky News - June 6, 2012

State:

• New Website Eases Student Transfers (WBKO)
• KSU freezes hiring, taps reserve to balance budget (The State Journal)
• University announces employee layoffs (The Kentucky Kernel)
• Proposed Budget for 2012-2013 includes salary increases, tuition raises (WKU Herald)
• Firetruck aids BGTC students (Daily News)
• UK begins notifying employees of layoffs (Daily News)
• University of Kentucky laying off employees (The Courier-Journal)
• Sullivan to graduate second pharmacy class (The Courier-Journal)
• Contract extension expected for Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday (The Courier-Journal)
• University of Kentucky begins laying off 'significant' number of employees (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• WKU committee approves 4.8 percent tuition hike (Kypost.com)
• UK begins notifying employees of layoffs (Cincinnati.com)
• Robotics camp expands in 2nd year (The Paducah Sun)
• Legislative cuts in higher ed funding come home to roost: UK layoffs begin (Business Lexington)
• U of L athletics approves largest budget in school history (Business First of Louisville)
• UK budget cuts lead to 'significant reduction' in employees (Business First of Louisville)
• New website intends to ease student transfers (Fox17)
• Fort Knox soldiers earn deployed degrees (The Courier-Journal)
• New website intends to ease student transfers (WKYT)
• New Website Eases Student Transfers (WBKO)
• Tuition on the rise at Western Kentucky University (WDRB)
• University of Kentucky dorm project moves along (Lexington Herald-Leader)

National:

• Certificates Rise to 22% of Postsecondary Credentials Awarded, Report Says (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Mixed Decision on Integrity Rules (Inside Higher Ed)
• Not Just Degrees (Inside Higher Ed)
• Experts Call for More Uniform Standards for Early Childhood (Education Week)
• Government Asks Colleges to Agree to Veteran-Friendly Policies (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• More Young Americans Out of High School Are Also Out of Work (The New York Times)
• College Board pulls plug on summer SAT for gifted students (USA Today)
• Biden and College Presidents Talk About Paying the Bills (The New York Times)
• A Tough Pill to Swallow (Inside Higher Ed)
• Public universities pushing ‘super-seniors’ to the graduation stage (The Washington Post)
• Online Classes See Cheating Go High-Tech (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Why Are Associate Professors So Unhappy? (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Agreement reached on how to grade the teacher (The Connecticut Mirror)
• Big Sports Programs Step Up Hiring to Help Marginal Students (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Ohio State Gets $483 Million Bid for Parking Lease (The New York Times)
• Deal Reached on Student Loans (The New York Times)
• Critics say early SAT session for gifted kids is unfair (USA Today)