Kentucky News - September 29, 2011

State:

• Tim Shaughnessy | University trustees' role needs clarity (The Courier-Journal)
• National College faces review by council (The Courier-Journal)
• Accrediting Council Looks At National College (LEX18.com)
• Accrediting council looks at National College (WDRB.com)
• Accrediting council looks at National College (KFVS12 News)
• Postsecondary update shows income, enrollment and attainment gains (The Lane Report)
• Elementary students to face exit exam (The Paducah Sun)
• KSU sees slight dip in undergraduate enrollment (The State Journal)
• Test scores reveal Ky. educational challenges (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Accrediting council looks at National College (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Director at WKU receives GREEN award (Daily News)
• Medicaid funds allegedly misused: U of L doctors used $4.8 million in Medicaid money for bonuses, Shaughnessy says (The Courier-Journal)
• University of Kentucky's Baffi receives NIH funding for ophthalmology research (The Lane Report)
• Eastern Kentucky regents OK financing for dorm (The News Enterprise)

National:

• States Fight a Federal Rule on Spending That Threatens Their College-Access Grants (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Lawmakers Call for Crackdown on Student-Aid Fraud in Online Programs (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• A More Complete Completion Picture (Inside Higher Ed)
• Final Pre-K Now Report Pushes Prekindergaten-12 Strategy (Education Week)
• Going Off on Online Rankings (Inside Higher Ed)
• College Offers Top Applicants Two-Thirds Off (The New York Times)
• Study Finds Low Graduation Rates Among Part-Time College Students (University Business)