Kentucky News - December 13, 2012

State:

• 8th-grade scores in U.S. fail to keep pace: Asian students top math, science, reading tests (The Courier-Journal)
• Kentucky state Sen. Mike Wilson says he won't push creationism on education committee (The Courier-Journal)
• Henderson County parents complete school improvement training (Courier Press)
• Big Sandy CTC hosts graduation (Floyd County Times)
• Bowling Green Technical College planning to make name change (Bowling Green Daily News)
• Fox named associate provost, dean of graduate studies at WKU (Bowling Green Daily News)
• Journalism students gather at WKU for annual scholars day (Bowling Green Daily News)
• WKU Health Services, a primary care center, receives accreditation (Bowling Green Daily News)
• WKU visits China (SurfKY)
• GRREC Wins Race to the Top Grant (WBKO)
• University of Louisville partnership with Catholic-based health firm raises academic concerns (The Courier-Journal)
• Ky. education consortium wins latest RTTP grant (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Kentucky consortium of school districts awarded $40 million in Race to the Top grants (CNl2)
• Education Commissioner Holliday in NYT: Common standards are important (Business First of Louisville)
• U of L hopes partnership will grow faculty connections (Business First of Louisville)
• Downtown TechCenter reaches capacity (Business First of Louisville)
• U of L KNODE partnership opens social networking to scientists (The Louisville Cardinal)
• Dunn not selected for education commissioner (The News)
• Magazine: MU among most efficient (Cincinnati.com)
• City, county schools share in $40M (Messenger-Inquirer)
• MSU’s Dunn misses out on Florida ed. commissioner (Murray Ledger & Times)
• The Lane Report profiles SSC and Kentucky Space (Morehead State University News)
• PNC Foundation Gives $120,000 to KCTCS to Ease Accessibility (Business Lexington)
• Kentucky Space Wants Financial Stardust (The Lane Report)

National:

• National Groups Call for Big Changes in Remedial Education (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Few Families Use Education Savings Accounts (Inside Higher Ed)
• Crash Course for Remediation (Inside Higher Ed)