This report presents findings of a Kentucky state task force which studied the current status of Kentucky's postsecondary education system. Ten advisory groups across the state, comprised of postsecondary education stakeholders, developed position papers to identify critical issues and make recommendations. Individual chapters address the…

This staff report presents data on black faculty employment in the tenure program of the Kentucky state university system and the employment patterns of the state-supported institutions of higher learning. Among the findings are the following: (1) the total number of blacks teaching in the tenure system rose to 131 in 1987, reversing a 6-year…

Over the past 20 years, the share of Kentucky's general fund dollars spent on police and corrections, and health and human services, has increased. Meanwhile, the share spent on elementary and secondary education has not changed, while higher education funding has fallen. Compared to similar states, Kentucky spends less money per student at all…

Under the auspices of the Kentucky Council on Higher Education and with the aim of delineating issues in allied health education and making recommendations for alleviating the issues, an in-depth, two-year study was completed in 1975. The primary recommendations pertained to the development of a statewide plan for allied health education that…

This strategic plan outlines the goals and objectives for Kentucky's system of higher education from now until the turn of the century. Seven major goals are identified which address: 1) quality programs, (2) an educated citizenry, (3) equal opportunities, (4) economic development, (5) quality of life, (6) coordination, and (7) advocacy. For each…