Kentucky News - July 13, 2011

State:

• Kentucky Senate President David William proposes abolishing Jefferson school board (The Courier-Journal)
• Kentucky State University donates trademarked Pawpaw Trees to Capitol (Kentucky State University News)
• WKU's Early Childhood Center awarded Accredidation (WBKO.com)
• David Williams calling for Jefferson Co. School Board to dissolve (WBKO.com)
• KCTCS president appointed to national commission (Business First of Louisville)
• UK, U of L and EKU lead new employer coalition saving millions in employee health costs for partner organizations (The Lane Report)
• UK football to get multi-million dollar Daktronics HD upgrade in Commonwealth Stadium (The Lane Report)
• University of Kentucky (The Lane Report)
• KCTCS president appointed to serve on national commission (KCTCS News)
• Kentucky seeking Race to the Top dollars for early childhood education (WKMS)
• Editorial | Ecovillage at Berea (The Courier-Journal)

National:

• Commission will take new look at community college mission (Community College Week)
• Cal State University approves 12% tuition hike (USA Today)
• Spread of e-learning could get costly (Columbia Tribune)
• Schools chiefs see a path to proposing their own accountability systems (New York Times)
• Students in recovery (Inside Higher Ed)
• Starting from zero (Inside Higher Ed)