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Grawemeyer winner describes 'education destruction'
April 18, 2014
Diane Ravitch, the 2014 Grawemeyer Award winner in education, drew laughter, applause and even a few tears as she explained how she reversed course from being a champion of results-based public education reform to one of its most vocal critics.
Grawemeyer winner says scientists hold key to nuclear weapons success
April 18, 2014
While the prospect of Iran or North Korea becoming a nuclear nation causes frightening headlines, the only countries that have built successful nuclear programs are those that have allowed scientists to do their jobs without political pressure, according to the winner of the 2014 Grawemeyer Award in world order.
Officials to dedicate ‘green’ neighborhood park
April 18, 2014
A concrete waterfall that adds oxygen to polluted Beargrass Creek. A pilot water treatment plant that uses no fossil fuels or chemicals. A rain garden that drains storm water away from sewers.