Kentucky News Clips - July 5, 2011

State:

• KSU graduate to become Prime Minister (Kentucky State University News)
• KSU alumna to be first female leader of Thailand (Daily News)
• Kentucky eyeing new 'Race to the Top' grants (The Courier-Journal)
• MSD hopes to save money, property by 'greening' University of Louisville (The Courier-Journal)
• Transy professor gets National Geographic grant (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Merlene Davis: Nursing school's name changed; vision remains the same (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• WKU's new vineyard to be used for wine production (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Clashes over 'No Child' law (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Study: Grads unprepared for workplace (Messenger-Inquirer)
• Kentucky eyeing 'Race to the Top' grants (Messenger-Inquirer)
• NEA: Beshear nation’s top education governor (Murray Ledger & Times)
• Staying fit just got a whole lot easier at MSU (The Morehead News)
• Grants expand schools’ fresh produce (The Paducah Sun)
• Schools look to explain new state testing setup (The State Journal)
• Businesses foot bill for Executive Education of School Principals (Business Lexington)
• Pikeville College to add new programs and adjust its focus with name change to Pikeville University (The Lane Report)
• NEA honors Kentucky Gov. Beshear with America's Greatest Education Governor Award (The Lane Report)
• UK Alumni Association plans Wildcat Plaza (WBKO.com)

National:

• State to fight ruling against ban on race in college admissions (The Detroit News)
• Union shifts position on teacher evaluations (New York Times)
• Private-equity firm to buy Blackboard for $1.64-billion (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• To raise college-completion rates, deal with costs and transfer policies, report suggests (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• As costs of new rule are felt, colleges rethink online course offerings in other states (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Alabama State called out by feds for steep college tuition hike; 43-percent jump (al.com)
• State begins charging for adult-education classes (The Miami Herald)
• Blackboard gets bought (Inside Higher Ed)
• Non-degree holders' downbeat outlook (Inside Higher Ed)
• Public colleges tap private funds as state support dwindles (The Washington Post)