Kentucky News - September 25, 2012

State:

• Education Matters (KET.org)
• Studies: Kids lack college success skills (The Courier-Journal)
• Fall break forensic science course planned (The Paducah Sun)
• U of L Reaches Out to Local Students and Community (WBKO)
• IN THE RUNNING Dunn named as finalist in Missouri State search (Murray Ledger & Times)
• Thousands more Ky. students taking AP classes (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• New group forms with goal of uniting past, present students (The News.org)
• Candidates for state representative focus on education, economic growth (The News.org)
• Gov. Beshear honors Gatton Academy (WKU Herald)
• 23 UK grads in Teach for America program (The Kentucky Kernel)
• UK honors Latin heritage (The Kentucky Kernel)
• University of Kentucky professors' surprise discovery: prehistoric settlement in Italy (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Thousands more Kentucky students take AP classes (Kypost.com)

National:

• By the SAT Standard, Less Than Half of College-Bound Seniors Are Ready (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Report: School Districts Lack Critical Data on Early Education (Education Week)
• Microsoft to invest $500 million to close youth ‘opportunity gap’ (Seattle Times)
• Why some of the best universities are giving away their courses (Seattle Times)
• Gaps in Grad Rates for Athletes (Inside Higher Ed)
• NSF Raises Alarm Over Falling State Support for Research Universities (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• SAT, ACT: Most high school kids lack skills for college (USA Today)