Kentucky News - August 21, 2012

State:

• UK residence halls project could trigger 2,900 jobs (Business First of Louisville)
• University of Kentucky, Louisville flag hundreds of words from athletes' tweets (The Courier-Journal)
• Residence hall project could create 2,900 jobs, more beds in future phases (The Kentucky Kernel)
• New, old students explore campus activities at Ruckus (The Kentucky Kernel)
• Now on The Hill, Many freshmen arrive at WKU to take part in M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan (The Daily News)
• Editorial | Putting public into public education (The Courier-Journal)
• Dr. Tony Bennett | Evaluations will help Indiana teachers succeed (The Courier-Journal)
• University of Kentucky planning five new dorms with private developer (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Freshmen begin moving in at University of Kentucky (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Lexington on list of cities to get education tour (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Indiana schools fight for students (Messenger-Inquirer)
• UK looking to remake dorms (Messenger-Inquirer)
• MSU receives third ‘Great College’ award (The Paducah Sun)
• UK looks to remake dormitory system (The Paducah Sun)
• Coca-Cola Foundation presents grant to KSU (The State Journal)
• Wife of Eastern's first president succeeded him in office (The Richmond Register)
• Kindergarten screening is vital to school success (The Richmond Register)
• Getting the most out of school (Daily Independent)
• Van Donated to Kelly Autism Program (WKYUFM)
• New Semester Offers Parking and Transportation Improvements (SurfKY)
• WKU Offering 2 New Motorcycle Safety Courses Coming Up (WBKO)

National:

• 'Undroppable' puts focus on at-risk students (USA Today)
• For-Profit College Forces Out Arts Professor for Refusing to Adopt E-Textbook (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Broken but Useful (Inside Higher Ed)
• STEM Majors Prove Especially Profitable For Minority Students: Study (Huffington Post)
• Education's digital divide more about bandwidth than computer hardware (The Denver Post)
• Rehired as UVa President, Sullivan Aims to 'Reset' Relations With Board (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Status and College Football (Inside Higher Ed)
• Obama shifts to Ryan education plan (San Francisco Gate)
• Free Online Course Will Rely on Multiple Sites (The New York Times)
• More Hispanics Are in College, Report Finds (The New York Times)
• Analysis: New studies weigh college value and cost (The Denver Post)