More KY universities could award advanced degrees under new law

More universities could award advanced degrees under new law

Legislation to create schools of veterinary and osteopathic medicine in Kentucky went nowhere in the recently-adjourned General Assembly, but lawmakers did open a path for more public universities to offer such professional and advanced degree programs.

More KY universities could award advanced degrees under new law

Senate Bill 77, which received bipartisan support in the General Assembly and was signed into law by Gov. Andy Beshear, allows the state’s comprehensive universities for the first time to seek approval to start professional programs such as medicine or…

More Ky. universities could award advanced degrees under new law

Veterinary and osteopathic medicine plans will be subject to review process under the new law.

Educational attainment rate closes in to 2030 goal

By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Kentucky is edging closer to its 2030 educational attainment goal, according to the Council on Postsecondary Education. “Across the board, states with highly educated workforces are more economically competitive and prosperous,” President Aaron Thompson said. “Over my career, I’ve watched Kentucky’s attainment level move from the bottom third of states to at or near the national average. This progress has resul…