Kentucky News - November 16, 2011

State:

• Univ. budget faces possible deficit (The Northerner)
• University of Louisville Receives Federal Grant (WBKO.com)
• Kentucky Joins States Seeking Relief From No Child Left Behind (WBKO.com)
• UofL Physicians doctors first in Kentucky to offer new asthma treatment (The Lane Report)
• UK College of Agriculture donates Taylor clover collection to USDA (The Lane Report)
• Transylvania University adds equestrian program for 2012-13 (The Lane Report)
• Kentucky submits application for No Child Left Behind waiver (Kypost.com)
• U of L receives $600,000 grant to research heart health (The Louisville Cardinal)

National:

• College-going rates rising, remediation rates falling (Education Week)
• Higher Education Is Goal of GED Overhaul (Education Week)
• Bachelor's Degree Is Still Best Path to Middle-Class Jobs and Earnings, Report Says (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Counselors See Conflicts in Carrying Out Mission (Education Week)