Fayette County students make their way back into classrooms
Students return to Rise Stem Academy in Fayette county on a limited basis. Masks are required at all times and some classrooms have plastic desk guards. … Click to Continue »
‘Getting back into the classroom.’ Lexington schools return to limited in-person learning.
Demetrius Dishman on Monday dropped off his second grader, La’daia Dishman, at Lexington’s Rise STEM Academy for Girls as she returned to in-person learning for the first time since the … Click to Continue »
University of Kentucky board approves a $374 million mid-year budget increase
The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees approved a nearly $374 million mid-year increase to the university’s budget on Friday. The vast majority of the money comes to the university … Click to Continue »
230 students, 20 staff quarantined in 1 district. Wave of KY schools reduce in-person classes.
Just days after students in Jessamine County returned to in-person learning, at least 230 students and 20 staff members have been quarantined due to COVID-19. The district decided to scale … Click to Continue »
COVID-19 travel bans crushed their college dreams. UK program allowed them to attend anyway.
When COVID-19 destabilized higher education and halted the world last spring, Ana Sampaio was convinced she’d never be able to attend her dream school. Sampaio has been bound for the … Click to Continue »
Douglass football player tests positive for COVID-19; game canceled
A Frederick Douglass High School football player has tested positive for COVID-19, Fayette district spokeswoman Lisa Deffendall said. Great Crossing High School announced Thursday morning that its football game against … Click to Continue »
Updated | ‘Stark reminder’ of the danger: Fayette teacher dies of COVID-19.
The death in September of a permanent substitute teacher at Lexington’s Winburn Middle School has been attributed to COVID-19, principal Mike Hale told families Thursday in a letter. At least … Click to Continue »
A Ky. middle school football game was stopped because fans weren’t wearing masks
When about half the fans at a middle school football game Thursday in Fleming County didn’t have their masks on, Superintendent Brian Creasman stopped the game. “About 50 percent of … Click to Continue »
Could muck collected from an African lake by UK researcher help millions avoid crisis?
Muck collected from the depths of an African lake could potentially help an impoverished region avoid a looming humanitarian crisis, a new study authored by a University of Kentucky researcher … Click to Continue »
Amid calls for better communication, Fayette superintendent starts new video program
Fayette Superintendent Manny Caulk on Wednesday night announced that he was launching a new online video program called “Talks with Caulk.” Families and school board members have been calling for … Click to Continue »
FCPS launches ‘Talks with Caulk’ weekly video program
Fayette County Public Schools launch ‘Talks with Caulk’ weekly video program for Superintendent Manny Caulk to bring news and information on dates on events and questions on the school year to the public. … Click to Continue »
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