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Jessamine County Schools applies to be a District of Innovation
jkleppinger@jessaminejournal.comThe Jessamine County school district is one of 17 to apply to be “Districts of Innovation.” The distinction would exempt districts from certain administrative regulations in an effort to improve student learning. The Jessamine County Board...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students
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Thanks to the makers of glow-in-the-dark pacifiers
First of all, I would just like to say, thank you, Mr. Glow-in-the-Dark-Pacifier-Inventor. You, sir, are a true man of genius. Actually, I take that back, because I do not believe it was a man at all. No, that invention, I feel confident, came...
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Corning honored to be called 'disruptive'
CORNING, N.Y. — Being called “disruptive” is a good thing for Harrodsburg’s Corning plant. The company says great innovators are willing to challenge traditional thought. They take chances. They try new methods. They invent...
Tags: Google Inc., IBM, Science, Science and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Lawmakers hear about Corning's success
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. lawmakers heard the story of Corning® Gorilla® Glass and other Corning innovations first-hand Thursday as part of a House subcommittee hearing focused on boosting American manufacturing. Jim Steiner, senior vice president of...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Apple iPhone, Lee Terry
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60 years of innovation, evolution in Harrodsburg
This month marks the 60th anniversary of Corning Inc.’s precision glass plant in Harrodsburg. It’s a special occasion not only for the people who work at this storied facility, but for all of us at the company. The plant embodies several...Tags: Corning Incorporated, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture
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York wins innovation award from Idaho Potato Commission
news@jessaminejournal.comEast Jessamine High School culinary teacher Cary York was one of three food-service educators recognized at the 2012 CAFÉ-Idaho Potato Commission Innovation Awards. The awards were held at the eighth-annual Leadership Conference of the Center for the...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Potatoes, Education
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RE-IMAGINING EDUCATION: DHS chosen to pioneer new learning methods
msimpson@amnews.comDanville High School Sophomore Daniel Lannum remembers walking into his first project-based learning class as a freshman and puzzling at a pile of the wood on the floor. His bewilderment increased when he learned the day’s assignment — build a...Tags: Teaching and Learning, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, School Examinations, Conservation, Teachers
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The Solyndra scandal was inevitable
Contributing ColumnistIn January, I wrote an article on the government’s role in supporting basic science, invention and innovation. In the opening paragraph of that article I said: “The Obama administration claims the government can ‘create jobs’...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Corruption, Energy, Corporate Crime, Political Corruption
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Holliday visits JCTC for meeting of state education thinktank
jkleppinger@jessaminejournal.comA brief visit from state Education Commissioner Terry Holliday highlighted a day-long meeting of Kentucky members of the Partnership for Next Generation Learning at Jessamine Career and Technology Center on Monday. Representatives from 10 districts...Tags: Kentucky, Schools, Education
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Basic science, invention, innovation
Guest columnistThe Obama administration claims the government can “create jobs” through technology, particularly green technology. The president argues that the technology is there, and all it needs is a “nudge” from the government. He does not...Tags: Scientific Invention, Biofuels, Energy, Government, Renewable Energy
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Obamacare's tax on innovation
Government leaders are asking us to out-innovate, out-export and out-work our competitors in order for the United States to turn this economy around. But what if our own government was instituting policies that proved to be some of the biggest obstacles...
Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Medical Research, Instrument Engineering, Agricultural Research and Technology, Agriculture
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Auditor general says Turnpike connection raises alarms
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Friday that an unusual plan to finance construction of the I-95/Pennsylvania Turnpike connection "raises alarms" and may prompt an investigation by his office. DePasquale said he was especially...Tags: Comcast Corporation, The Philadelphia Inquirer, York (York, Pennsylvania), York County (Pennsylvania), Elections
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