By Greater Louisville Project on
2/24/2010 1:17 PM
The news last week that Humana will cut 750 jobs at its corporate headquarters offers a powerful illustration of the challenge ahead to grow more 21st Century jobs as the recession recedes.
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By Greater Louisville Project on
2/16/2010 12:07 PM
Kentucky's move last week to become the first state in the nation to adopt national standards for math and English represents a milestone in the long journey of education reform.
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By Greater Louisville Project on
2/11/2010 3:42 PM
Raising education attainment in Louisville Metro will require closing the achievement gap between white and black students in elementary and secondary school -- and then in post-secondary school as well.
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By Greater Louisville Project on
2/1/2010 9:27 PM
The Greater Louisville Project has released a special report looking at education by race -- and discovering that Louisville ranks lowest among its peer cities in the percentage of African-American residents who hold a Bachelor's Degree or higher.
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By Greater Louisville Project on
11/16/2009 8:08 PM
Almost a hundred people attended a community forum on education in Southwest Louisville.
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By Greater Louisville Project on
11/4/2009 4:26 PM
It’s encouraging that colleges, which have traditionally focused on increasing the number of students enrolled, are placing more emphasis on the number of students that leave their classrooms with degrees in hand.
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By Greater Louisville Project on
10/27/2009 1:30 PM
A newly established vision for the 26-county Louisville region will guide development of an economic development strategy for the next decade. Now is the time to get involved in the hard work of figuring out how to build up Louisville’s talent base, grow more 21st Century jobs, and improve the “quality of place” that defines the region.
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By Greater Louisville Project on
10/19/2009 11:03 AM
Ways to broaden the discussion and circle of knowledge.
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By Greater Louisville Project on
10/14/2009 9:32 AM
The United States now graduates fewer of its college students than most other advanced economies. How can we make higher graduation rates a priority?
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By Greater Louisville Project on
10/7/2009 10:20 AM
Improvement in writing test scores reflect a truism in education: focusing to bring improvment in one area often has the unintended consequence of pusing scores down in another area.
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