Kentucky News - October 17, 2011

State:

• Bellarmine announces $100 million capital campaign (Business First of Louisville)
• U of L extends Ramsey's contract to 2020 (Business First of Louisville)
• WKU to cut ribbon on facility for electron microscope large enough to scan a Corvette engine block (The Lane Report)
• Enrollment in online classes is growing at 10 times the rate of higher education overall (The Lane Report)
• PNC Gives $75,000 Grant to Early-Childhood Financial Literacy (Business Lexington)
• EKU team created to assess possibly troubled students (The Richmond Register)
• Regents OK ground lease for Paducah site (Murray Ledger & Times)
• Dedication ceremony held for MSU's Garrett Center (Murray Ledger & Times)
• Education commissioner defends trip (Messenger-Inquirer)
• Too many administrators spoil the education broth (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Incarcerated juveniles getting help in education (The Daily News)
• Joseph J. McGowan | Bellarmine has a $100 million question for city (The Courier-Journal)
• Summit examines ways to close student achievement gap (The Courier-Journal)
• Lexington farm offers hands-on high school ag classes (The Courier-Journal)
• Keeneland’s College Day gives $20,000 in scholarships (The Kentucky Kernel)
• UK increases admission standards (The Kentucky Kernel)

National:

• For-Profit Colleges' Future Direction: Selling Educational Services (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Former Kaplan Chief's Firm Buys the Online-Course Company Learning House (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• New Digital Tools Let Professors Tailor Their Own Textbooks for Under $20 (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)