Kentucky News - October 4, 2011

State:

• $27 Million Grant To Help Prepare Students For College (WBKO.com)
• Kentucky gets $27M federal grant to help prepare students for college (The Republic)
• New grant hopes to help KY students go to college (WBIR)
• Kentucky receives $26.9 million for college readiness (Courier-Journal)
• Kentucky gets $26.9 million federal education grant (Business First of Louisville)
• Kentucky receives $26.9M federal education grant
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  • Herald-Leader
  • Kentucky Post
  • The Republic
  • WCHS
  • WCPO
  • WDRB
  • WJTV
  • WKRN
  • WLKY
• $27M grant to help prepare students for college
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  • FOX19
  • KFVS
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  • News Enterprise
  • Washington Examiner
  • WDRB
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  • WKRG
  • WKRN
  • WSMV
• Corps visits UK, aims to teach (The Kentucky Kernel)
• Retention task force uses prizes to encourage survey participation at WKU (WKU Herald)
• Quality over quantity (The Daily News)
• Gov. Beshear, CPE announce Kentucky wins $26.9 million grant to support college readiness (The Lane Report)
• STEM leaders visit model partnership at Franklin schools, Toyota (The Lane Report)
• UK Board of Trustees discusses strategy for university's ascent among major institutions (The Lane Report)
• University of Kentucky President, Board agree time is now to transform campus (The Lane Report)
• Dispute simmers over how UK data gets to trustees (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• UK employee, with help from students, to become first in her family to own a home (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Higher education failing to teach the basics (The Paducah Sun)
• Superintendents comment about possible changes to NCLB program (Murray Ledger & Times)
• Digital age too restless for real education? (The State Journal)

National:

• For Retirees, the Allure of College Towns (USA Today)
• For-Profit Colleges Grab Big Share Of GI Bill Money (University Business)