Bluegrass Institute and charter schools and Education and government and Metro and Opinion 9:49 am
By Jim Waters There are two kinds of ignorance: one is genuine unawareness; the other is willful. Rational Wiki defines “willful ignorance” as “the state and practice of ignoring any sensory input that appears to contradict one’s inner model of … Continue reading Comments Off
Education and Gerry Seavo Jones and Livability and Social Good and The Nature Conservancy 11:22 am
This past July 7 the Nature Conservancy’s Kentucky chapter welcomed the six newest student-interns for its Leaders in Environmental Action for the Future (LEAF) program. The students are all from near Atlanta, Ga. and will participate in conservation projects in … Continue reading Comments Off
AMPED and Education and Jason D'Mello and Social Good and Vision 11:30 am
The summer flies when you’re having fun, and for the more than a dozen students at the Academy of Music Production Education and Development (AMPED), the four week program went by too fast. The program, which met three times a week for … Continue reading Comments Off
Accountability and Education and News and Opinion and Promote to Slide Deck and Strothman & Co. and University of Louisville 6:51 pm
So two months after we first submitted a Freedom of Information Act request, we finally got the University of Louisville audit. But not really… What we got today is labeled “a consulting report,” 15 pages of findings and suggestions by Louisville-based … Continue reading Comments Off
Communities and Education and Metro and Vision 10:40 am
Not only is West Main Street becoming Museum Row. It also is becoming Interactive Experience/Learning Center Row. (All right, not as catchy!) One of the newest tenants of the cast iron buildings on the picturesque street, between Eighth and Ninth, … Continue reading Comments Off
Betty Jones and David Jones and Education and Humana and Metro and Social Good 4:33 pm
Humana co-founder David A. Jones has gifted Louisville’s Catholic Education Foundation $1 million to help its mission of funding Catholic education in the River City. Jones is making the donation with his wife Betty, and the goal is to help students … Continue reading Comments Off
Education and JCPS and Louisville Free Public Library and Mayor Greg Fischer and Metro 7:00 am
Change can be difficult no matter the reason or occasion, and making the transition into a kindergarten classroom can be overwhelming to some children. Numerous studies have shown the time right before transitioning into kindergarten is critical for early academic … Continue reading Comments Off
Cheri Bryant Hamilton and Communities and Economic Development and Education and government and Jim King and Livability and Marianne Butler and Mary C. Woolridge and Metro and Social Good and sustainability and Vision 4:22 pm
Louisville’s planning and zoning codes have a massive impact on the city’s future and present quality-of-life. Yet this crucial function of the city’s government is not widely understood by the average citizen. To help close this knowledge gap, Metro Council … Continue reading Comments Off
Education and Jeffersonville High School and Josh Dallas and Metro and New Albany High School 7:00 am
Even for the actors who have spent endless hours transforming themselves into foreign characters and taking on incredible roles, their own journey seems unreal. Two Southern Indiana high schools, New Albany High School of Floyd County and Jeffersonville High School … Continue reading Comments Off
Chatter and Education and Metro and News and Social Good and University of Louisville and University of Louisville School of Medicine 9:00 am
The University of Louisville is making national news for their advances in spinal cord injury treatment. The Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center at U of L has been sending electrical stimulation to severed spinal cords in an attempt to … Continue reading Comments Off