Citing ‘racist imagery,’ petition calls for removal of Ky. high school’s rebel mascot
A petition is circulating to remove and replace the Boyle County High School mascot, the Rebel, saying that it is a symbol of white supremacy. The mascot celebrates people who … Click to Continue »
Nine Hazard football players, one coach COVID-19 positive. One common denominator found.
Hazard Independent High School is among the latest in Kentucky to suspend athletic team workouts as nine players and an assistant football coach have tested positive for COVID-19 since Tuesday, … Click to Continue »
To avoid higher costs for online students, UK caps tuition for undergraduates
The University of Kentucky will cap tuition and mandatory fees for full-time students irrespective of how many in-person or online classes a student takes. In previous years, students who took … Click to Continue »
This Kentucky campus offers a glimpse of what colleges, schools may be like in fall
Aris Cedeño is under the guillotine. At least that’s how he sees it. As the man in charge of one of the few, and likely the largest, in-person learning experiments … Click to Continue »
State’s new education commissioner is a Colorado superintendent who is a KY native
A Colorado school superintendent from Kentucky will become the state’s next commissioner of education. The Kentucky Board of Education on Friday announced the hiring of Jason Glass, 48, a native … Click to Continue »
University of Kentucky president reassures students targeted in Trump directive
A Trump administration directive that will essentially bar international college students from the United States should their institutions not have in-person classes this fall has created an “air of uncertainty” … Click to Continue »
‘Fear and confusion’ among KY teachers. ‘They will be frontline workers’ as schools reopen.
For Kathleen Slattery Lewis, an Ashland Independent second grade teacher, reopening schools in the fall amid the coronavirus pandemic “seems like it’s a logistical nightmare” with mounting questions and no … Click to Continue »
KEA President: KY educators concerned about reopening schools during a pandemic
Eddie Campbell, President of the Kentucky Education Association, talks to lawmakers about educator’s fears and concerns about reopening schools in the pandemic at a meeting of the Interim Joint Committee on Education in July 7, 2020. … Click to C…
University of Kentucky seeks nominees to help change any ‘embedded racism or privilege’
The University of Kentucky created a form to nominate people to help lead and work on action plans to eliminate campus racial disparities and inequalities. The push for volunteers follows … Click to Continue »
Wendell Berry lawsuit, Black artist try to save scorned University of Kentucky mural
The University of Kentucky should halt the removal of a controversial 1930s-era mural that has been at the center of years of race-related, on-campus debate, argued a lawsuit from a … Click to Continue »
From buses to classrooms, KY’s back-to-school plans rely on masks. Will kids wear them?
Fayette County school bus driver Bob Miller is among those eager to see students wear mandatory masks to ward against COVID-19 as they ride to school this fall. “As a … Click to Continue »
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