Kentucky News - June 27, 2012

State:

• Feds: For-profits could lose federal student aid (The Courier-Journal)
• State Rep. Meeks laid off by University of Louisville (The Courier-Journal)
• WKU Storm Chasers document five tornado touchdowns during 16-state trip (The Lane Report)
• Business professors selected to be journal editors (The Lane Report)
• Rep. Meeks is among those laid off at of UofL, laments loss of quality and rising tuition (cnl2 Pure Politics)

National:

• It's a Playoff (Inside Higher Ed)
• 193 Vocational Programs Fail 'Gainful Employment' Test (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Should All U.S. Students Meet a Single Set of National Proficiency Standards? (The Wall Street)
• Should Tenure for College Professors Be Abolished? (The Wall Street)
• Should Student Test Scores Be Used to Evaluate Teachers? (The Wall Street)
• Should More College Financial Aid Be Based on Need, Not Merit? (The Wall Street)