Kentucky News - June 13, 2011

State:

• CPE changes credit transfer policy (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Back in college - Project Graduation working but needs more participants (Daily Independent)
• Uptick in Kentucky high school dropout rate helps fuel debate on raising age (The Courier-Journal)
• Ky. drops Commonwealth Diploma program (Daily News)
• NKU revamping campus, opening $53 million center (Daily News)
• EKU sets aside $500K in funds for airport, center (Daily News)
• University of Louisville authorizes president to sign hospital merger (The Courier-Journal)
• Will Louisville hospital merger mean lost services? (The Courier-Journal)
• Q&A: Tom Shelton discusses being named Fayette superintendent (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• UK looks at University Lofts to replace Reynolds Building (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• State officials air concerns about for-profit colleges (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Morehead extends president's contract (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• NKU revamping campus, opening $53 million center (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• City School Bd. considers year-end test changes (Murray Ledger & Times)
• Shelton selected to succeed Silberman as Fayette Schools chief (Business Lexington)
• Proposed major Kentucky medical care merger will take place 'soon' with U of L board action Thursday; new entity will tackle state health problems (The Lane Report)
• UK dedicates C. Oran Little Research Center in Woodford County (The Lane Report)
• U of L researchers advance ovarian cancer fight with biochemical profiling that catalogs metabolites for healthy, cancerous organz (The Lane Report)

National:

• Education Dept. cites accreditor for violating policies in review of Northern Kentucky U. (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Professor: Value of college extends beyond paycheck (npr.org)
• Duncan working on 'plan B' for US schools (The Associated Press)
• Community college cuts limit class choices (Sacramento Bee)
• Partnerships will allow GRCC transfers to retroactively obtain associate degrees (MLive.com)
• How educated are state legislators? (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• In follow-up, 'academically adrift' students show worrisome levels of debt and joblessness, author says ( The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• The Answer Sheet: Reviewing education reform in the 2010-11 school year (The Washington Post)
• Gazette opinion: Dropout rates edge down, but not enough (Billings Gazette)
• Many STEM teachers don't hold certifications (USA News)
• Governor seeks sharp tuition increase in five-year plan for SUNY (ACE)