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Moroccan Teachers to invade Kentucky

November 13, 2009 – 2:27 pm

From November 22nd through the 25th, a delegation of Moroccan educators will undertake a tour of the Commonwealth, starting here in Louisville, then on to Frankfort, Newport and ultimately Hodgenville, site of Abraham Lincoln’s virgin birth. Under the auspices of an “international civic education collaboration,” delegates from the African nation will be meet with lawmakers, [...]

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GI Bill 2.0

August 3, 2009 – 9:04 pm

Remember when we told you that your yellow ribbon bumper magnets were worthless? Well, President Obama has officially unveiled a Yellow Ribbon that’s actually worth something — it’s not a magnet, though:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama celebrated the beginning of implementation of the Post 9/11 GI Bill. This bill, through its Yellow Ribbon Programs [...]

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Finally: A Yellow-Ribbon That’s Not For Your SUV

July 13, 2009 – 5:56 pm

While it’s not exactly bumper magnets, there’s a better way of supporting our troops here in the Bluegrass that should outlast the phrase “Support Our Troops” altogether. Those members of your U.S. Armed Forces (aka the Troops) who’ve served after September 11, 2001 are now eligible to receive a full-ride at the in-state higher-education facility [...]

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Stimulus Grants $4,600 to Recessionary-Challenged

May 8, 2009 – 3:26 pm

Despite the rain, here’s some good news for the Commonwealth: $3 million in Federal stimulus funds will be disbursed to the recipient’s school of choice in an effort to re-educate Kentucky’s legions of laid-off workers. Via WAVE-3.com:

“Today’s workers will account for two-thirds of the work force in 2020. Yesterday’s skills will not suffice in tomorrow’s [...]

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Local School Goes Green

March 4, 2009 – 6:52 pm

When you consume as much news as I do (I watch enough to have developed a romantic complex for MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow… believe me, I know), it can be hard to separate the nourishing wheat from the inane chaff. Not to wax poetic or anything, but if one possesses a certain disenchanted or cynical eye, [...]

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