Fayette schools get $45.2 million ‘lifeboat’ in COVID relief funds.
Kentucky will receive $928 million –and Fayette County schools $45.2 million of that–in a second round of pandemic emergency federal funding that one education group called “an emergency lifeboat.” “This … Click to Continue »
UK students and faculty receive COVID-19 testing
University of Kentucky students and faculty receive COVID-19 tests at testing sites around the Lexington, Ky., campus Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. … Click to Continue »
Will lessons learned in the fall help Kentucky colleges face spring’s COVID-19 challenges?
Centre College received a substantial gift in late November — but not the kind of checkbook contribution schools are used to receiving. The parent of a Centre student made a … Click to Continue »
‘So much pain.’ Legal community reels after 4 KY lawyers die by suicide since Christmas.
The Kentucky legal community is reeling and grappling with next steps after a spate of recent suicides. Four lawyers — three who practiced in Lexington and one from Paintsville — … Click to Continue »
University of Kentucky starts to give COVID-19 vaccine to some faculty and staff
The University of Kentucky is beginning to vaccinate faculty and staff against COVID-19 who work outside of health care settings, a university spokesperson said on Wednesday. Along with continuing vaccinations … Click to Continue »
New board members welcomed to FCPS Board of Education
Fayette County Public School welcomes new board members with a virtual swearing-in ceremony. … Click to Continue »
University of Kentucky to begin COVID-19 testing for returning students
University of Kentucky students can now schedule their re-entry COVID-19 tests that are required for any student planning on being physically present on campus during the upcoming spring semester, the … Click to Continue »
Are snow days, the ‘most magical of winter birthrights’, gone forever for KY schools?
Snow days may be a thing of the past in Kentucky. Since COVID-19 has resulted in daily remote learning, snow days won’t be necessary this winter, said several superintendents, including … Click to Continue »
Kentucky political science professors join hundreds of others calling for Trump’s removal
Multiple Kentucky political science professors have publicly criticized and called for the removal of President Donald Trump after a mob of the president’s supporters overwhelmed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. … Click to Continue »
Despite school board leadership shake-up, new superintendent could be hired by June
Saying “it is time for new leadership,” Stephanie Spires announced at the beginning of Tuesday’s school board meeting that she was stepping down as head of the panel on which … Click to Continue »
Ky. principal drives school bus for students after transportation staff get COVID-19
A Kentucky principal is getting national attention for becoming a school bus driver when two members of her transportation staff got COVID-19. Janet Throgmorton, principal of Fancy Farm Elementary in … Click to Continue »
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