Quote of the day
“For too long, we’ve accepted failing schools. Achieving true diversity doesn’t come from kids leaving before breakfast and getting home after dinner.” –Louisville Metro Council member Hal Heiner
Bluegrass Beacon gains national attention
A recent column by Bluegrass Beacon columnist Jim Waters is gaining national attention. The column involves an assault by Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway on private business. , who filed a lawsuit against FedEx claiming the non-union company is avoiding paying taxes by using independent contractors. It’s a ludicrous charge, but it helps Conway politically…
Remarkable dropout rate improvement in Dayton: charter schools played a role
Last Saturday, “Northern Kentucky’s Promise” sponsored a conference in Covington on reducing dropouts in our public schools. While there were a number of interesting presentations and discussions, one discussion that really stood out in my mind came from Michael Carter, the Interim Senior Vice President of Sinclair Community College, which is in Dayton, Ohio. Mr.…
Black pastor: TEA party not racist, promotes values good for all Americans
Critics like to paint the TEA party as a racist movement. But here’s one black pastor who says the TEA party’s message is one that appeals to all Americans, including his community. Pastor Jerry Stephenson is the host of The Values Coalition radio show, which airs from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. each Friday on…
Advance Kentucky schools pace state and nation for AP course performance
Once again, the Advance Kentucky program to improve Advanced Placement (AP) course participation and performance in Kentucky’s high schools has produced some really impressive results. This program, which I have written about before, features many innovations such as very careful and thorough training of AP teachers along with merit pay for those teachers and rewards…
Jim Waters to speak at freedom events
Jim Waters, vice president of policy and communications, will speak to the Kentucky Patriots at 1 p.m. Saturday at The Inn on Broadway in Lexington. He will also speak at a rally – along with U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul in Shepherdsville at 4 p.m. The event will be held at the VFW Post.
Trigg County school board refuses to jump on tax-raising bandwagon
Not all school boards are jumping on the tax-raising bandwagon. The Trigg County School Board recently declined to raise property taxes, citing the county’s struggling economy. This is a vast change from recent years in which the school board has typically raised the tax by 4 percent each year, the maximum amount allowed by state…
Rewards for entrepreneur’s hard work could dissolve ‘overnight’
Kentucky officials continue their assault on private business. The latest infraction: A lawsuit filed against FedEx by Attorney General Jack Conway, who claims the non-union company is avoiding paying taxes by using independent contractors. It’s a ludicrous charge. Click here to read the latest Bluegrass Beacon.
Kentucky’s Attorney General fiddles while other states’ leaders protect their citizens
While federal officials continue to tout the benefits of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), 20 states have won an important victory in the fight to sue the federal government over the constitutionality of the new law. Judge Roger Vinson of Federal District Court in Pensacola, Fla., struck down the government’s attempt to…
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