National News - February 12, 2010

• In National First, Kentucky Adopts Common Standards (Edweek.org)
• Kentucky: State Enacts Education Guidelines (The New York Times)
• Expansion of A.P. Tests Also Brings More Failures (The New York Times)
• Business of Education February 11, 2010, 1:10PM EST text size: TTState Universities Brace for Another Brutal Year(BusinessWeek)
• Private colleges aim to rein in loan-free financial aid (USA Today)