Kentucky News - July 11, 2011

State:

• Berea College campus goes green with Ecovillage (Courier-Journal)
• Transylvania professor seeks 'lost city' in Honduras (Courier-Journal)
• Editorial | A hard choice (Courier-Journal)
• Community Challenge | No help wanted in Kentucky: Teen summer job crisis (Courier-Journal)
• Kentucky school rank improves (Cincinnati.com)
• Beechwood student Trevor Webb aces ACT (Cincinnati.com)
• UK study sees gains in state's education (Herald-Leader)
• Colleges try to help hyper-involved parents let go (Herald-Leader)
• UK class for parents of incoming student helps with separation (Herald-Leader)
• Pikeville College now the University of Pikeville (Herald-Leader)
• Schools can't improve if policy is based on myths (Herald-Leader)
• Gospel Music School returns to MSU (Murray Ledger-Times)
• Marshall University professor of chemistry wins research award (Daily Independent)
• Northern Kentucky University tackles noise pollution (Kentucky Post)
• Kentucky Advances in Education Rankings (UK News)
• Foundation ready to help (Owenton News Herald)
• Nick and Nina Clooney Narrate Video in Support of Bid for Presidential Debate (EKU News)
• Nick Clooney Lends Voice To EKU Debate Bid (WTVQ)

National:

• WKU breaking ground for new alumni center (USA Today)
• NKU adds trees to cut down on noise from stadium (USA Today)
• Mixed News on State Student Aid (Inside Higher Ed.)
• Two Cultures (Inside Higher Ed.)
• Despite Fiscal Woes, Spending Rose on Student Aid in Many States in 2010 (Chronicle of Higher Education)
• Despite Slow Recovery, Some Colleges Are Bullish on Big Gifts (Chronicle of Higher Education)
• Finance Officers Discuss Their Role in Helping Colleges Reach Strategic Goals (Chronicle of Higher Education)
• Message From a Charter School: Thrive or Transfer (New York Times)
• Colleges replacing loans with no-pay grants for neediest students (Washington Post)