Kentucky News - October 14, 2011

State:

• Western High School sees success after years of academic failure (Courier-Journal)
• U of L extends Ramsey contract through 2020
  • Courier-Journal
  • USA Today
  • Business First of Louisville
• Kentucky education commissioner defends trip
  • Courier-Journal
  • Cincinnati.com
• U of L pediatrics department joins diabetes network (Courier-Journal)
• Fire Commission Head Receives Prestigious Governors Award (KCTCS News)
• Suspension rules beefed up for Ky. athletes, coaches (Cincinnati.com)
• Police investigate arson at Eastern Kentucky University (Herald-Leader)
• Police investigate arson at EKU dormitory (Richmond Register)
• NKU's Griffin Hall busy putting high technology to work for students (Kentucky Post)
• Thomas More College hosts job fair (Kentucky Post)
• 'Occupy' movement taking off at WKU (WKU Herald)
• UK increases admission standards (Kentucky Kernel)
• New course analyzes students’ strengths (Kentucky Kernel)
• Taking it to the streets: Students and locals participate in Occupy Kentucky in Lexington as part of national movement (The Eastern Progress)
• Knowledge, truth answers to revolution (The Eastern Progress)
• Writer reflects on experiences with Occupy Wall Street protests (The Eastern Progress)
• First debate among gubernatorial candidates at center (The Eastern Progress)
• Louisville gets occupied: Occupy Wall Street movement spreads as protesters march on U of L’s campus (The Louisville Cardinal)
• Campus organizations host religous-based bigotry webinar (The News)
• University receives two alumni-based monetary donations (The News)
• White House press secretaries face off at NKU (Kentucky Post)
• Kentucky Office of Employment and Training makes job searches easier (Lane Report)
• University of Kentucky College of Nursing to host national nursing conference (Lane Report)
• U of L Pediatrics joins diabetes network (Business First of Louisville)

National:

• 180 Private Colleges Fail Education Dept.'s Latest Financial-Responsibility Test (The Chronicle)
• Federal Case Over Banning a Student's Therapy Dog Illustrates Thicket of Disability Rules (The Chronicle)
• Pearson and Google Jump Into Learning Management With a New, Free System (The Chronicle)
• Cross-State Cooperation (Inside Higher Ed)
• U.S., India and Higher Ed (Inside Higher Ed)
• Teaching Virtual Teamwork (Inside Higher Ed)
• Booting Down (Inside Higher Ed)
• Squeezed Out in India, Students Turn to U.S. (New York Times)
• As Online Courses Grow, So Does Financial Aid Fraud (New York Times)
• Online Educators Gaining Both Classes and Critics (New York Times)
• France to Allow Work Visas for More Graduates (New York Times)
• Punishments handed down in Atlanta school cheating scandal (USA Today)