This week Governor Steve Beshear spends 3:05 talking about the Race to the Top:

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Catching up with a slow-moving highway disaster. [Broken Sidewalk]
Got questions for Louisville’s mayoral candidates? Chime in. [The 'Ville Voice]
Greg Fischer rolled out his endorsement by the Steelworkers yesterday. In other news, Greg’s still a union buster (as is his sister, rest of his family) and there’s public record of him working strongly against collective [...]

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Today at 1:00 P.M. Tyler Allen will host a press conference to unveil his “initiatives and strategies” to achieve excellence in education and workforce development. USA Image Technologies on Watterson Trail. [Press Release]
Woah – out of the blue the Courier-Journal decided to discuss Jerry Abramson’s dismantling of the Department of Neighborhoods. Finally some proof [...]

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This story was originally going to be about JCTA tacitly endorsing charter schools, but it seems Chris Thieneman has performed a complete 180.
Here’s what he said in an email blast yesterday:
Better Schools Kentucky, the political arm of the Jefferson County Teachers Association, just endorsed my campaign!  Teachers are champions of our children and I am [...]

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Yesterday David Tandy unveiled his plans for education, something he’d have very little to do with as mayor. We shared the outline of his plan early in the day.
So what’d he announce that was so grand during those two hours he should have been at a mayoral forum before hundreds of voters?
This:

Making libraries, computers, [...]

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Tonight from 6:00 to 8:00 (PM), David Tandy will discuss his “plan” for education at the Newburg Community Center, 4810 Exeter Avenue.
Tandy says his plan will “ensure that primary school students learn basic skills, and all high school students graduate prepared to successfully enter the workforce or college” and includes the following:

Making libraries, computers, and [...]

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Definitely didn’t see this one coming.
The Jefferson County Teachers Association endorsed Jim King last night. He’s now tied with Greg Fischer when it comes to endorsements (correction – GF has one more endorsement than King), but JCTA is arguably the most influential organization in the city when it comes to political endorsements.
“I am so [...]

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Robert Felner’s co-conspirator is be treated with kid gloves in his hometown. The local school board is ignoring his corruption and the fact that Robert Felner will do 63 months in a white collar prison. Apparently defrauding children out of millions in education dollars means Schroeder and Felner are a-okay.
But the Quad-City Times [...]

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Three University of Louisville Board of Trustees committees will meet today at noon at the Brown & Williamson Club at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. The meetings start at noon with the finance committee, personnel and academic and student affairs. [Press Release]
A report says the Iron Quarter buildings on Main Street are still salvageable. It’d [...]

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In February, Jim Ramsey told the State House that the University of Louisville was accountable:

Unfortunately, he’s yet to apologize for his “anonymous crap” mess and has all but praised Robert Felner for two years.
The mandatory meal plan ordeal? I haven’t heard an honest word from the man on the matter.
The Alicia Sells mess? [...]

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