Kentucky News - September 20, 2012

State:

• Conference to explore STEM opportunities for Kentucky girls (The Lane Report)
• Ron Adkisson named 2012 Kentucky History Teacher of the Year (The Lane Report)
• New CTE Office to Enhance Workforce Prep, College Readiness (Business Lexington)
• New GED coming in 2014 (Daily Independent)
• Capilouto listening to neighborhoods as UK updates master plan (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Teaming up: U of L students, West End kids spread the word on involvement in Parkland neighborhood (The Courier-Journal)
• Special week puts WKU’s global reach in spotlight (Bowling Green Daily News)
• Programs to improve readiness in place (The Northerner)
• BGTC holds program for high school students (Bowling Green Daily News)
• County to look into how coal severance used at schools (Hazard Herald (KY)

National:

• Juvenile Records and Admissions (Inside Higher Ed)
• Program for At-Risk Students Helps College, Too (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Congress Passes Stopgap Spending Bill With No Major Riders for Higher Ed (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Students Need Better Information on Earnings and Other College Outcomes, Senators Say (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)