Kentucky News - August 8, 2012

State:

• Distilleries fund UK, U of L alcohol-education programs (The Courier-Journal)
• Construction on 'flexible learning centers' set for fall (The Courier-Journal)
• Henryville students return to new school 5 months after tornado wipes out old building (The Courier-Journal)
• Online education degrees skyrocket (The Courier-Journal)
• Law grads face tough choices (The Courier-Journal)
• UK, UofL team up to curb alcohol abuse (Daily News)
• Local middle schoolers attend summer camp for the gifted (The Kentucky Standard)
• Federal budget cuts will affect schools (Glasgow Daily Times)
• Forbes ranks top universities in the U.S.; Miami top Tri-State school (CincySchoolZone)

National:

• Competing With Competency (Inside Higher Ed)
• Despite Halt in Federal Enforcement, States Move Ahead With Regulations for Online Programs (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• By the Numbers (Inside Higher Ed)
• Online education degrees skyrocket (USA Today)
• Data on Higher Education Employment in 2011 (Inside Higher Ed)
• The South Leads in Job Growth, But Low-Skill Work Dominates (Education Week)
• College Costs Too Much Because Faculty Lack Power (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Population loss, economy drive Midwest school closings (USA Today)