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What a week for education news in Danville! Of course, the list is topped by commencement ceremonies at the Norton Center for the new...
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Phil Osborne
- May 21, 2019
- 2 min
Admiral 5k and Awards Season
It’s the end of the school year and time to catch up on a few things. First, the Admiral 5K is a new event in Boyle County this year. It...
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Phil Osborne
- May 14, 2019
- 2 min
Career Readiness is More Than College Prep
If you follow Kentucky politics, you can learn a lot from the “message points” that candidates and their handlers are so prone to offer....
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Phil Osborne
- May 7, 2019
- 2 min
National Teacher Appreciation Week
Thanksgiving is a few months away, but it is still appropriate to offer thanks periodically without the turkey and trimmings. First,...
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Phil Osborne
- Apr 23, 2019
- 2 min
Landmark Anniversaries in Kentucky
The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence has been around since 1983. According to its website, it has “worked to study priority...
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Phil Osborne
- Apr 16, 2019
- 2 min
5:29 and Time for Supper
I had a new grand baby recently—my fourth. This one is in Jackson, Wyoming. Other than bragging rights from a doting grandfather, what...
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Phil Osborne
- Apr 9, 2019
- 2 min
School Funding
I used to joke with folks that I’m an idea guy. Some are good ideas; some of them are a little shaky. But they are often ideas that...
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Phil Osborne
- Mar 26, 2019
- 2 min
Healthcare in Schools
In case you missed it, last week nearly 100 students at Toliver Elementary School were offered dental care from a mobile screening...
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Phil Osborne
- Mar 19, 2019
- 2 min
Lunches for our Community
Let us first start with an irrefutable fact: roughly 70 percent of students in Danville schools are eligible for free or reduced-price...
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Phil Osborne
- Mar 11, 2019
- 2 min
Career Readiness
I admit going into this discussion that it is partially fact-based, and partially editorial. I will leave early childhood education alone...
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Phil Osborne
- Mar 5, 2019
- 2 min
A Month of All Seasons
March is the time of year when you can experience all four seasons—in one week. It’s a potpourri of weather, so let’s make this week a...
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Phil Osborne
- Feb 26, 2019
- 2 min
An Oasis in the Boyle County Child Care Desert?
At the risk of being redundant, I can’t let the events of last week go without additional comment on how important each was for the...
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Phil Osborne
- Feb 5, 2019
- 2 min
The Convergence of Desire
“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” For those of you much younger than I and those who don’t follow baseball, that is a quote...
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Phil Osborne
- Jan 30, 2019
- 2 min
Half of kindergartners in Boyle County are not ready to learn
That’s not a headline that should be welcomed by anyone in this community. But, unfortunately, it is a fact. Specifically, a draft report...
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Phil Osborne
- Jan 23, 2019
- 2 min
Dr. King & His Legacy
Yesterday, the nation observed Martin Luther King, Jr. Day—not so much a celebration as it is a national day of recognition of what Dr....
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Phil Osborne
- Jan 14, 2019
- 2 min
An Alum Remembered - Jim Rogers
You may have read last week that Jim Rogers—a Danville High School alum and former CEO of Duke Energy—passed away unexpectedly while...
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Phil Osborne
- Jan 7, 2019
- 3 min
A New Years Resolution
It's not too late to make a resolution for the New Year. Let's make one to support public education and our schools. There are a number...
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Phil Osborne
- Dec 13, 2018
- 1 min
A Gift For You & A Gift To The Schools
The Danville Schools Education Foundation & Alumni Association is selling Admiral blue fleece vests! Get yours today!
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Phil Osborne
- Dec 10, 2018
- 3 min
Holiday Festivities & Distinguished Alumni
WOW! That’s all I can say. While attending the annual breakfast honoring Danville Schools’ retirees last week, we were entertained by a...
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Phil Osborne
- Dec 6, 2018
- 2 min
You Can Nominate "Distinguished Alumni"
If you have been to the Foundation’s new website, you will have noticed significant changes — thanks again to Ben Saylor for the...
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