Kentucky News - November 5, 2012

State:

• Beshear announces November as College Application Month (The News.org)
• Students to see some benefits from rec fee (The Northerner)
• Think tank will make WKU its home next year (Bowling Green Daily News)
• $500,000 grant issued to create a Career Path Institute for Todd, Christian counties (The Lane Report)
• WKU Google Street View footage goes live (The Lane Report)
• WKU president, Confucius Institute welcome delegation from North China Electropower University (The Lane Report)
• Horse-farm worker safety to be studied by UK (Business First of Louisville)
• University of Pikeville to ease transition for foreigners (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• UK to study horse-farm worker safety with CDC grant (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Bryan Station High School principal sees signs of progress on test (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Gov. Beshear proclaims November 'College Application Month' (The Morehead News)
• EKU, UK partner with NIH for biomedical doctoral program (The Richmond Register)
• Home-school proponent well-versed in controversy (Daily Independent)
• WKU Robotics Competition (WBKO)

National:

• Kentucky Looks to Mimic Charters With "Districts of Innovation" (Education Week)
• Common Core: 7 Recommendations for Effective Implementation (THE Journal)