Kentucky News - November 2, 2012

State:

• Eastern Ky. Univ. to appeal open records case (Bowling Green Daily News)
• Kentucky's new testing system shows most JCPS schools 'need improvement' (Courier-Journal)
• Challenges seen as Kentucky's test scores drop as expected (Courier-Journal)
• Q&A: What has changed with Kentucky's new test system? (Courier-Journal)
• Document | Sample student performance report (Courier-Journal)
• Kentucky Department of Education releases school, district report cards (Glasgow Daily Times)
• Kentucky Department of Education recognizes district results (Glasgow Daily Times)
• Kentucky school test scores released (Cincinnati.com)
• Kentucky Politics: Beshear says it’s too early to speculate on gambling amendment (Kentucky Politics/Cincinnati.com)
• Kentucky releases new school test scores — and many more districts find themselves lagging (Herald-Leader)
• Fayette test scores vary widely by school; district ranks 54th of 174 statewide (Herald-Leader)
• EKU to appeal attorney general's ruling on release of Hoskins documents (Herald-Leader)
• Search the latest test scores for Kentucky schools (Herald-Leader)
• Most students not prepared for college, careers (Herald-Leader)
• College Application Month in Kentucky is November (Herald-Leader)
• Beshear wants gambling amendment approved in upcoming session (Herald-Leader)
• Local schools show growth in new state scores (Richmond Register)
• Area schools receive their grades - KDE: Region has higher than average grad rates; falls short in career, college prep (Daily Independent)
• Last jobs report before election shows economy adds 171K jobs, rate rises to 7.9 percent (Kentucky Post)
• NKU students play video games for charity (Kentucky Post)
• Rowan schools saving money on energy (Morehead News)
• October payroll employment rises 171,000; jobless rate at 7.9% (Lane Report)
• Two November events at UofL offer election analysis, discussion (Lane Report)
• Miss Kentucky contestant files suit against WKU employees (WKU Herald)
• Lifelong Learning offers varied courses for community (WKU Herald)
• NKU immune to politicial fever? (The Northerner)
• Politicians’ immaturity leads to young voter apathy (Kentucky Kernel)
• Eastern breaks open records law by not releasing Center information (Eastern Progress)
• Directory raises privacy concerns for Eastern community (Eastern Progress)
• University awaiting safe campus designation by January (The News)
• Winter term to be offered over break to help students get ahead (The News)
• AIKCU recognizes innovative campus technology projects (AIKCU)

National:

• Breaking Gridlock for Veterans (Inside Higher Education)
• U.S. Answer to Confucius Institutes (Inside Higher Education
• Asian-Americans in the Argument (New York Times)
• How should schools be funded? (Washington Post)
• ‘Districts of Innovation’ Could Be Kentucky’s Charter-lite (Education News)
• Scores Drop on Ky.'s Common Core-Aligned Tests (Education Week)