How this new method of coronavirus testing could help Kentucky reopen its economy
When someone contracts COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, their immune system should respond by pumping out antibodies to attack it. For the majority of people, this natural … Click to Continue »
University of Kentucky has $70 million budget shortfall, will furlough, layoff staff
The University of Kentucky will lay off and furlough some staff, freeze all hiring and decrease employee retirement contributions to make up for a coronavirus-driven $70 million shortfall in next … Click to Continue »
Graduation in September? KY colleges alter class schedules, student aid for COVID-19
Upended by the coronavirus, Kentucky’s universities are making graduation, scheduling and financial aid changes. EKU has announced it will hold a virtual graduation ceremony for its spring 2020 graduates on … Click to Continue »
KY schools to stay closed for rest of academic year, no in-person classes, Beshear says
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday told superintendents that K-12 schools would not reopen for in-person classes for the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year. At his daily news conference, … Click to Continue »
Fayette schools violated law by refusing to give records to its own board member, AG says
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Monday announced that Fayette County Public Schools subverted the intent of the state Open Records Act when it withheld records from school board member … Click to Continue »
‘Anxiety… we want to avoid.’ Lexington schools cut back on assignments during shutdown
Some Lexington public schools will, beginning Monday, ease up on academic assignments and on deadlines for students during the coronavirus school shutdown while other schools are modifying schedules. Tates Creek … Click to Continue »
‘We love them’: Squires Elementary teachers greet students in car parade
Squires Elementary school staff and teachers held a car parade to greet students in the nearby neighborhoods as Fayette County schools remain closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. … Click to Continue »
Confusion abounds over how to grade students during Kentucky COVID-19 school shutdown
Some Fayette County students, parents and teachers are unsure about how grades are determined for nontraditional instruction during the coronavirus school shutdown. School board chairwoman Stephanie Spires said in a … Click to Continue »
Kentucky high school seniors are willing to wait for in-person graduation ceremony
Kentucky high school seniors said this week they are willing to wait for an in-person graduation ceremony. Members of the Kentucky Department of Education’s Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council said at … Click to Continue »
Senate confirms Beshear’s state education board, but not the chairman
Kentucky’s Republican-controlled state Senate confirmed all of the voting state board of education members appointed by Gov. Andy Beshear, with the exception of board chairman and former Democratic state senator … Click to Continue »
Board votes to buy land for new Lexington middle, elementary schools in Hamburg area.
The Fayette County Public Schools board on Monday voted to buy about 47 acres on Polo Club Boulevard for a long-awaited new middle and elementary school. The unanimous vote to … Click to Continue »
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