KY guidance counselor arrested for bringing a gun to school, denies bragging about it
A Franklin County High School guidance counselor, arrested on a charge that she brought a handgun to school, denied allegations from school staff that she bragged about bringing the weapon. … Click to Continue »
‘COVID is not done with us.’ Outbreaks in 2 KY districts return schools to virtual class
Gov. Andy Beshear said Fleming and Boyd County school officials “are doing the right thing” in the face of locally increasing COVID-19 cases by returning significant numbers of students to … Click to Continue »
UK President makes commitment to shared governance while faculty want concrete action
Concerns over how much input faculty have over governance of the University of Kentucky reached the university’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday, continuing an ongoing push by faculty against decision-making … Click to Continue »
She desegregated Fayette schools amid retaliation. UK teacher scholarship honors her.
Lexington resident Helen Caise Wade saw retaliation and loneliness as the first Black student to integrate Fayette County schools when she went to Lafayette High School for summer school in … Click to Continue »
523 Fayette students want a do-over after a year of pandemic learning. Will they get it?
At least 523 Fayette County schools families are asking under a new law that their children be allowed to repeat the 2020-2021 school year upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. The … Click to Continue »
Students and families vaccinated at Fayette County high schools
Paul Laurence Dunbar students receive the COVID-19 vaccination at the high school in Lexington, Ky., on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. The vaccines were available for students age 16 and older, their families and school staff. … Click to Continue »
Nearly 1,000 students (and some relatives) get vaccinated at Fayette County high schools.
Lexington high school senior Rebekah Adams was one of nearly 1,000 people, including students 16 and over, who got their COVID-19 vaccines Tuesday at Fayette County’s six main high schools. … Click to Continue »
Three Lexington high schools remain among Top 20 in KY in U.S. News rankings
U.S. News & World Report again ranked three Lexington high schools among the top 20 public high schools in Kentucky in the 2021 Best High School rankings. Dupont Manual High … Click to Continue »
Fayette gets ruling that school board chair’s national post is no conflict, but not from AG
An education law attorney formerly in the Kentucky Attorney General’s office determined Monday there is no conflict of interest with Fayette County Public Schools board chairman Tyler Murphy serving on … Click to Continue »
Fayette ends ‘lunch shaming’ for unpaid school meals. All kids eat free in 2021-2022.
All Fayette County students will get free school meals in 2021-2022 due to the pandemic and when charges resume, the district will stop penalizing kids who have unpaid bills by … Click to Continue »
Is Fayette school board chair’s post with national teachers group a conflict of interest?
At former board chairwoman Stephanie Spires‘ urging, the Fayette County school board will seek a Kentucky Attorney General’s opinion on whether board chair Tyler Murphy has a conflict of interest … Click to Continue »
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