Kentucky News - November 28, 2012

State:

• Former university professor accused of research misconduct (The Kentucky Kernel)
• UK announces new executive vice president for finance and administration (The Kentucky Kernel)
• Whisper gives students opportunity to connect (The Kentucky Kernel)
• SGA discuss new grading scale proposal (WKU Herald)
• U of L works with autism research and implementation (The Louisville Cardinal)
• U of L could get $15 million boost from joining ACC (Business First)
• UPike a state university? Still a terrible idea, but Stumbo's pushing it (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Getting parents engaged is key to improving schools (The Courier-Journal)
• ACC invites Louisville to become 14th member of conference (The Courier-Journal)
• Educating our Veterans (Bowling Green Daily News)
• Area Lawmakers Don't Want Another Public University (WBKO)
• ECTC urges retention, completion (The News Enterprise)
• States post grads' pay by college and degree (The Courier-Journal)
• UK hires LSU official as a vice president (The Courier-Journal)
• University of Kentucky hires vice chancellor at LSU (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Ky. Voices: Fight child poverty with early education, family support (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• UPike a state university? Still a terrible idea, but Stumbo's pushing it (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Research on schizophrenia earns Irving Gottesman a Grawemeyer Award (The Courier-Journal)
• MSU begins construction (The Paducah Sun)
• EKU education dean returning to classroom (The Richmond Register)
• Thousands of Kentuckians urged to finish GED before changes (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Stumbo links new money for higher ed to making UPike a state school (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Louisville's 55,000 college-degree effort hits hurdle (The Courier-Journal)
• Federal grants boost U of L's 'Upward Bound' program (Business First of Louisville)
• 55,000 college degree program hits bump for growth (Business First of Louisville)
• Gatton students win National Biz Quiz (The Kentucky Kernel)
• Authors of study on nonviolent resistance movements win University of Louisville's Grawemeyer World Order Award (The Courier-Journal)
• Louisville's 55,000 college-degree effort hits hurdle (The Courier-Journal)
• Editorial | U of L, hospital: Time to move on (The Courier-Journal)
• Reader Letter | Programs can help close worker 'skills gap' (The Courier-Journal)
• University of Louisville 'Upward Bound' program to expand with federal grants (The Courier-Journal)
• Authors of study on nonviolent resistance movements win University of Louisville's Grawemeyer World Order Award (The Courier-Journal)
• University of Kentucky researcher accused of falsifying data for a decade (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Stumbo links new money for higher ed to making UPike a state school (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Task force recommends changes for middle school sports in Kentucky (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• MSU Paducah campus work should begin soon (Murray Ledger & Times)
• EKU Chemistry Department wins instructional technology award (The Richmond Register)
• GRREC in Running for Race to the Top Grant (WBKO)

National:

• Americans Are Proud of U.S. Colleges but Not of Their Direction (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Compressed Online Courses Draw More Scrutiny (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• The New Extension Service: Urban, Urbane (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Florida Governor Wants $10,000 4-Year Degrees (Inside Higher Ed)
• No More Mr. Nice Guy (Inside Higher Ed)
• Resisting 'Downward Pressure' of Common Core in Early Education (Education Week)
• Gov. Rick Scott's challenge to state colleges: $10,000 bachelor's degrees (Tampa Bay)
• High School Graduation Rates By State: U.S. Department Of Education Releases First-Ever National Data (Huffington Post)
• California Board Adopts New English-Language Proficiency Standards (Education Week)
• Graduation test to be subbed out (The Columbus Dispatch)
• States Target 3rd Grade Reading (Education Week)