Aaron Thompson: Message to graduates; college is still worth it, congratulations on your degrees
To all of the students who recently graduated from a Kentucky college or university, thank you for having the fortitude…
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Council on Postsecondary Education holds 8th annual Student Success Summit
More than 400 university and college educators and staff attended the Council on Postsecondary Education’s eighth annual Kentucky Student Success…
Commentary: Business and education leaders set four urgent goals for the coming decade
By Dave Adkisson and Aaron Thompson Kentucky must aggressively up its game if we’re going to compete for talent and…
Kentucky high school students post dual credit gains — KCTCS is up 47% over three years
High school students taking dual credit courses and the number of credits they are earning is on a sharp rise…
Trump nominates Kentucky’s retiring CPE President Robert King to U.S. Department of Education post
The White House announced that President Donald J. Trump will nominate Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education President Robert L. King…
Ron Daley: Student loan debt, defaults adversely impact Kentucky and its rural areas
The growing national student loan crisis is having an even more devastating effect on families in rural Eastern Kentucky. The…
Bob King, president of Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, to retire on June 10
Bob King will retire June 10 as president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, the state’s coordinating agency for…
Higher ed officials looking closely at program cuts; pension costs alone are $47 million for NKU
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Higher education officials are still assessing the ramifications in program cuts announced Tuesday by Gov….
Gov. Bevin appoints Kristi Poore Nelson, Kim Halbauer to Council on Postsecondary Education
Among Gov. Matt Bevin’s most recent appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions are two from Northern Kentucky. Kristi Poore Nelson…
‘Stronger By Degrees’: Council on Postsecondary Education reports record number of college degrees awarded
Kentucky’s public and independent colleges and universities conferred a record 65,829 degrees and credentials during the 2015-16 year, representing a…
Four Northern Kentucky high school students among 25 honored as part of Kentucky GEAR UP week
Twenty-five high school students were honored in a ceremony in the State Capitol Sept. 20 as part of the first…
Council on Postsecondary Education’s report on degrees completed says state ranks 8th in nation
The Council on Postsecondary Education issued the “Kentucky Completion Report” today that shows total degrees and credentials awarded grew 59…
Passing score for the GED test changes; performance levels added to measure learners’ skills
Kentucky Adult Education joins the GED Testing Service (GEDTS) in announcing a recalibration to the GED test passing score and…
Commentary: Report confirms that good jobs are available again for college graduates
By Bob King Special to NKyTribune Since the Great Recession, the national press has communicated the notion that a college…