Council on Postsecondary Education

Murray State Gives Lifetime Achievement Award to Retired Education Official

Whitney Jones — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:51:32 +0000

Murray State University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs has bestowed a retired Kentucky Council on Post-Secondary Education official with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Sherron Jackson of Frankfort served as CPE’s associate vice president for budget, policy and planning. He retired in December after 34 years of service. The award honors African Americans for their contributions to their communities and the Commonwealth.

Ky. Schools Receive Grants to Improve Teacher Quality

Whitney Jones and The Associated Press — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:24:35 +0000

Murray State is among several Kentucky universities receiving federal grants to improve teacher quality. The grants from the Council on Postsecondary Education total $859,000. MSU and three other lead universities will partner with high-need school districts and five colleges, including Madisonville Community College.

the morning cram [cliff diving edition]

Shelly Baskin — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:17:00 +0000

From NPR: Much of the political focus when discussing the Bush-era tax cuts is on the wealthy, but they're not the only ones who would be affected if the tax cuts are allowed to expire at the end of this year.

Kentucky CPE Sees Progress in Reaching Goals

AP — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:56:22 +0000

The Council on Postsecondary Education says there's been some progress toward reaching higher education goals.

Kentucky College Assistance Program Wins Award

Drew Adams — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:38:36 +0000

A Kentucky program geared toward helping college students make it to the finish line has won a national award. The program, Project Graduate has been in place since 2008 in Kentucky.

Study Shows Kentucky Student Debt

Associated Press — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:23:48 +0000

New data shows Kentucky college graduates will shell out an average of $200 a month for a decade to pay off their student loans.

Kentucky Launches College Transfer Website

Devin Katayama (KPR) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:45:57 +0000

Kentucky’s Council on Post Secondary Education will launch a website this week to help students who are transferring from community and technical colleges to four-year universities.

MSU BOR Meeting

Todd Hatton — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:14:21 +0000

The Murray State Board of Regents meets in quarterly session today. The regents will get an update on the university’s work towards the Council on Postsecondary Education’s Stronger By Degrees agenda and consider naming proposals for the Regional Business and Innovation Center.