Kentucky News - September 6, 2011

State:

• Plan will better prepare students for college, careers (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Ivy Tech to launch corporate training initiative (Business First of Louisville)
• President search starts with a student (The Northerner)
• University of Louisville homes in on 'affiliated housing' (The Courier-Journal)
• Kentucky universities entice students with fitness centers (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• KWC enrollment continues falling (CITI's Depositary Receipt Services)
• Officials hope to improve readiness for college, career (Kentucky School Board Association)
• Berea College No. 1 in Washington Monthly's 2011 college rankings (The Richmond Register)
• For each AP test they pass, students collect cash (The State Journal)
• Colonels 2 College program offers financial incentives for good grades (Evansville Courier & Press)

National:

• A shift in state college grants (Boston Globe)
• Cuts to K-12 Aid Take Many States Below 2008 Levels (Education Week)
• Louisiana seeks remedy for remedial education problems (The Town Talk)
• Grant Recipients and Race (Inside Higher Ed)
• University using grant to boost math teachers (The Pueblo Chieftain)
• Colleges turn to microsites to attract prospective students (USA Today)