Kentucky News - January 10, 2012

State:

• Rally for Higher Education (The Eastern Progress)
• Safety pop-up notification program now in use for faculty (The Eastern Progress)
• New room opened in Powell for student activities, use (The Eastern Progress)
• WKU giving students more time to pay bills (WKU Herald)
• Kentucky among states getting US education waiver (Daily News)
• Kentucky, Indiana get waiver on education law (The Courier-Journal)
• Ky. among 10 states to get 'No Child' waivers (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Local school leaders applaud NCLB waiver (Murray Ledger & Times)
• MISD seeks AdvancED certification as a district (Murray Ledger & Times)
• State, local educators welcome NCLB waiver (The Paducah Sun)
• Beshear names 23, including Todd and Silberman, to tax reform commission (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• KY Chamber Announces Coalition in Support of Gaming Ballot Initiative (Business Lexington)

National:

• Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Say (New York Times)
• Grand Rapids Community College Green Jobs training program is expanding (MLive)
• College students rally on behalf of budget (Baltimore Sun)
• 3% proposed funding hike for public universities tied to performance (Detroit Free Press)