Kentucky News - October 27, 2011

State:

• Progress worth celebrating; challenges remain (The Paducah Sun)
• New university committee focuses on student success (Eastern Progress)
• Board of trustees vote to extend Dr. Ramsey’s contract to 2020 (The Louisville Cardinal)
• KCTC to make I-69 announcement (The News)
• College costs shift heavily to families; President Obama proposes easing loan burden (The Courier-Journal)
• Obama announces help for student loan borrowers (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• UK dorm-building plan a smart move (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Guest column: Closing skills gap requires collaborative effort (Cincinnati.com)
• Frazier Rehab, UofL earn $2.2 million grant for Spinal Cord Injury Model System (The Lane Report)
• Next-Generation Student Council (WBKO.com)

National:

• Rise in Sticker Price at Public Colleges Outpaces That at Private Colleges for 5th Year in a Row (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• It's Your Money. Spend It. (Inside Higher Ed)
• Clearing Up Some Confusion About the New Federal Student Loan Rules (The New York Times)
• Colleges start offering 'midnight classes' for offbeat needs (USA Today)