Defying the odds this student is graduating from UK and will be the virtual commencement speaker for her class
Tamara Vest, the virtual commencement speaker for the University of Kentucky this winter. She is graduating with a degree in social work. A Lexington native, Vest entered the foster care system when she was 16 and eventually aged out. … Click to …
He made new Forbes’ ’30 under 30’ list for what he did as a Lexington teen and since
As a high school junior in Lexington in 2012, Andrew Brennen co-founded the Prichard Committee Student Voice Team, which convinced the Kentucky General Assembly to restore $14 million in need-based … Click to Continue »
Lexington Christian Academy plans to open Monday. Beshear appeals judge’s ruling.
Lexington Christian Academy will open on Monday as a result of a federal court ruling allowing in-person instruction at Kentucky faith-based schools despite an order to close from Gov. Andy … Click to Continue »
Test scores matter less as KY colleges change approach on admissions amid pandemic
Anxiety is high among some Kentucky high schoolers looking to boost their ACT scores in an uncertain environment where pre-planned test dates are increasingly jeopardized by the spread of COVID-19. … Click to Continue »
‘Earthquake inside of a tornado.’ Anxiety, isolation mark COVID semester for KY students.
It’s tough to get Transylvania University students to come out to an event, joked senior Seth Wyatt, so when they do come out, they mean business. Nearly 50 of them … Click to Continue »
Student presidents discuss challenges of college during COVID-19
Student presidents from UK, BCTC, EKU and Transylvania talk about the challenges posed for college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. … Click to Continue »
Catholic schools agree to Beshear’s in-person closure. Private schools remain mum.
Catholic schools in Kentucky will follow Gov. Andy Beshear’s executive order to stop in-person classes but want to resume as soon as possible, said Tom Brown, Superintendent of Schools for … Click to Continue »
KY requiring all K-12 schools to cease in-person learning
Gov. Andy Beshear announced new restriction requiring all public and private K-12 schools to move to remote learning starting Nov. 23, 2020, to curb the spread of COVID-19. … Click to Continue »
Beshear stops all in-person K-12 classes in Kentucky starting Monday as COVID-19 surges
Starting Monday, all K-12 schools in Kentucky, including private schools, will stop in-person classes and move to remote learning, Gov. Andy Beshear said at a news conference Wednesday. “This virus … Click to Continue »
New restaurants, brewery announced for UK food hall. And one is opening now.
Miyako and Ethereal Brewing will join Rolling Oven pizzeria and A Cup of Common Wealth coffee stop in the new University of Kentucky food hall, UK announced Tuesday. The new … Click to Continue »
OSHA fines Fayette County schools $9,000 in bus driver COVID-19 death investigation
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has levied $9,000 in fines against the Fayette County Schools Transportation Department after 19 employees tested positive for COVID-19 at one school bus garage … Click to Continue »
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