Kentucky News - September 8, 2011

State:

• Higher Education Reform Review (WEKU)
• Kentucky catching up with college degrees but has more work ahead, leaders say (cn2 Pure Politics)
• Kentucky honored for increasing number of those earning college degrees (WDRB)
• Kentucky improving in key education rates
  • Courier-Journal
  • Lexington Public Library News
• Kentucky Makes Strides for Higher Education (LEX18)
• Kentucky ranks high nationally in several measures that gauge improvements in higher education (The Republic)
• Kentucky sees improvements in higher education measures (Evansville Courier and Press)
• Kentucky Leads Nation In Educational Improvement (WHAS)
• Kentucky ranked No. 1 in nation for improvement on key higher education metrics
  • Morehead State University News
  • WSON
  • Lane Report
• Kentucky Ranks First Nationwide in Key Higher-Ed Improvement Metrics (UK News)
• Kentucky ranks high nationally in several measures that gauge improvements in higher education
  • Daily Journal
  • Daily Reporter
• Ky. improved faster than any other state on key measures of higher ed performance (KyForward)
• KY Ranks Number 1 on Key Higher Education
  • isurfmuhlenberg
  • isurfhopkins
  • isurfhopkinsville
  • Journal Enterprise
• Ky education reform faster than other states (WKMS)
• Ky. sees improvements in higher ed measures
  • Cincinnati.com
  • The News Enterprise
  • WKYT
• Ky. Sees Improvements in Higher Education Measures
  • Eyewitness News 9
  • KFVS12.com
  • WZTV
  • WEHT
  • KFVS12
  • WLKY
  • Herald-Leader
  • WDRB
  • Cincinnati.com
  • FOX19
  • WNCT.com
  • Kypost.com
  • The Paducah Sun
• State Sees Higher Ed. Gains (Messenger-Inquirer)
• Study Shows Improvements in Kentucky’s Higher Education (WFPL)
• A degree of determination (The Daily News)
• Schools looking to boost dental care in Appalachia (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Online classes giving at-risk students chance for diploma (The Paducah Sun)
• EASTERN KENTUCKY: State announces more than $650,000 for rural dental education partnership (The Lane Report)
• U of L and Fort Knox connect to create military-friendly partnership (The Lane Report)
• Contingent travels to China to benefit MSU and Kentucky, specifically horse industry, broadcasting and M.B.A. programs (The Lane Report)
• MSU shares in ARC dentistry grant (Morehead State University)
• Program brings high school students to campus (The Eastern Progress)
• U of L seeks to increase Black degree-earners (The Louisville Cardinal)
• U of L has fourth-fastest rate of funding increase (The Louisville Cardinal)

National:

• Kentucky Cites Progress In College Degrees, Graduation Rates (University Business)
• Study Finds Minority Students Benefit From Minority Instructors (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Graduation Measures Should Reflect Community-College Achievement, Advisory Committee Says (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• States ask colleges to perform for money (Stateline.org)
• No Success on Success Measures (Inside Higher Ed)