Jenna Mink The Daily News, Bowling Green

Scam Artists Cash-in on Black Friday

Jenna Mink The Daily News, Bowling Green — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:49:02 +0000

The Daily NewsAs shoppers rush to snag discounts Friday, officials warn that it’s peak season for scam artists. “We hear from people every day that have been scammed one way or another. Scam artists come out of the woodwork during a time like this,” said Reanna Smith-Hamblin, spokeswoman for the Better Business Bureau’s Louisville office. “Especially during tough times, you get excited you found something good at a good price.” In some cases, that price is too good to be true. People should be cautious of fake advertising and make sure they carefully read an entire ad, especially the fine print, Smith-Hamblin said.

Commonwealth Diploma Program Cut

Jenna Mink The Daily News, Bowling Green — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:24:54 +0000

Some school officials are disappointed that a statewide distinguished program will be cut after next academic year. The Kentucky Department of Education voted last week to repeal the state regulation that paves the way for the Commonwealth Diploma program. For the past decade, high school students across the state have taken college-level courses in an attempt to earn the diploma. Now, state officials are cutting that program because it has become irrelevant to many students’ college careers, said Lisa Gross, KDE spokeswoman.

PT Program Introduced at WKU

Jenna Mink The Daily News, Bowling Green — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:37:02 +0000

Harvey Wallmann had never heard of physical therapy when he injured himself while playing sports in the late 1970s. Decades later, he’s bringing to life Western Kentucky University’s new physical therapy program. Wallmann recently was named director of the doctorate program, which many community members have wanted for a long time. Officials plan to accept the program’s first group of students in the fall of 2012.

Kentucky Schools Phase in ‘Leader in Me’

Jenna Mink The Daily News, Bowling Green — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:06:07 +0000

Muriel Summers breaks into tears when she talks about Ms. Rose. She was her teacher when Summers was 10 years old and, to this day, she remembers the smell of her perfume, the sound of her voice, the feel of her touch. “I am a teacher today because of her,” Summers said. “I wanted to make every child feel the way she made me feel.” Now, Summers, the principal of A.B. Combs Elementary School in Raleigh, N.C., has turned a once-failing school into one of the most popular schools in the state. She did it using a leadership formula that local school districts are implementing. It’s a formula that focuses less on grades and test scores, and more on encouraging children to become good citizens and leaders.

Leaders Working to Address Issue of College Readiness

Jenna Mink The Daily News, Bowling Green — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 14:12:33 +0000

Many Kentucky teenagers graduated from high school over the weekend and many of them will enroll in college. And, if statistics hold true, a majority will be unprepared. School leaders are working to combat a problem that plagues colleges in Kentucky and across the nation: Too many college freshmen are not ready for college-level courses.

Kentucky Lags in Education Funding

Jenna Mink The Daily News, Bowling Green — Sun, 29 May 2011 18:50:50 +0000

Public schools throughout the nation are spending more money per student as education funding slightly increases, according to the most recent census data, which reviews public education funding for 2008-09. But locally, school officials say state funding has dropped over the years, forcing them to make cuts and enforce higher local taxes to offset the funding slice. State funds make up a bulk of the districts’ budgets.