Kentucky News - October 31, 2011

State:

• Honors Program gets a makeover (The Kentucky Kernel)
• WKU's enrollment tops 21,000 (WKU Herald)
• WKU's growth sets a record (The Daily News)
• University of Louisville campus gets the benefits of new trees (The Courier-Journal)
• Reader Letter | Hospital merger an educated choice (The Courier-Journal)
• Vickerys donate $500,000 for MSU scholarship fund (The Paducah Sun)
• DLG Commissioner Wilder announces new funding to support Lindsey Wilson College nursing program (The Lane Report)
• Changes coming for Kentucky's alternative schools (The Daily News)

National:

• Companies, nonprofits making millions off teacher effectiveness push (Hechinger Report)
• Texas Board Requires the Phasing Out of 64 Degree Programs With Low Enrollments (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)