Kentucky News - August 15, 2012

State:

• EKU President Doug Whitlock announces retirement (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• EKU President Whitlock to retire (The Richmond Register)
• Indicators show the postsecondary reform is working (News-Democrat)
• GOP lawmakers question standards for teaching evolution in Kentucky (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Math and science initiatives prove successful, lawmakers told (Floyd County Times)
• MSU, UK host Twilight Tobacco Tours (Murray Ledger & Times)
• Murray, Calloway students recognized (Murray Ledger & Times)
• Leaders hail vet tech program (Messenger-Inquirer)
• Oldham schools open Wednesday with new focus on helping students become better readers (The Courier-Journal)
• Region must train for future jobs (Cincinnati.com)
• NAACP banquet to focus on education (The News Enterprise)
• Higher education booming in Morehead (The Morehead News)
• Learning apps for kids educate, spark creativity (CincySchoolZone)
• Education Dean Sets Global, Local Standards (Business Lexington)
• New veterinary technology program at Owensboro Community and Technical College (The Lane Report)
• Equine organization develops program with Fayette County Schools to help struggling students (The Lane Report)
• New WKU Students To Volunteer In Community (WBKO)
• Construction At WKU Will Continue As Students Return (WBKO)
• Beshear Announces New Veterinary Technology Program (LEX18.com)
• Owensboro College Unveils New Veterinarian Technical Program (Tristate Homepage.com)

National:

• Too Many Trustees Can Burden a Board, More Colleges Realize (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• ‘Mission-Driven, Market-Smart’ (Inside Higher Ed)
• Fostering College Success (Inside Higher Ed)
• A Degree Still Matters (Inside Higher Ed)
• Majoring in Free Content (Inside Higher Ed)
• 13 States Adopt 3rd Grade Reading Policies, But Details Vary (State EdWatch)
• Friends of Affirmative Action (Inside Higher Ed)
• State casts its lot with testing group (EdNews Colorado)