With ‘hiccups along the way,’ KY students, teachers adjust to school routines at home
As Kentucky approaches its second month of a statewide coronavirus school shutdown, Woodford County Schools on Monday moved to a four day at-home instructional week instead of five to give … Click to Continue »
Pornographic video appeared during ‘Zoom bombing’ in a KY school virtual meeting
Last week in a webcast, Kentucky Education Commissioner Kevin Brown told superintendents about a “Zoom bombing” incident — the appearance of a pornographic video on the platform –that recently occurred … Click to Continue »
Cassidy Elementary School parade as schools remain closed amid COVID-19 pandemic
Teachers from Cassidy Elementary drive through neighborhoods greeting students and parents as schools remain closed amid COVID-19 pandemic. … Click to Continue »
UK’s Nutter Field House transforming into COVID-19 field hospital
University of Kentucky announced March 3, 2020, that it will convert Nutter Field House into a 400-bed field hospital to treat a potential surge of patients who contract the COVID-19 coronavirus over the next several weeks. … Click to Continue &r…
Fayette County wasn’t planning to feed kids this week. So these volunteers stepped in
Fayette County Public Schools are on spring break this week so they were not planning on feeding school kids. But many had come to rely on the meals being provided … Click to Continue »
Updated: Toyota childcare worker, Georgetown restaurant server have coronavirus
An employee at Toyota’s Child Development Center in Georgetown has tested positive for COVID-19, Rick Hesterberg, a spokesman for Toyota Motor North America said. On Friday, Toyota learned that a … Click to Continue »
‘We are missing you every day.’ Teachers hold car parades to stay connected
In an effort to stay safe but connected during the coronavirus shutdown, teachers at several public schools in Lexington have been driving through their students’ neighborhoods in car parades. “We’re … Click to Continue »
Ashland Elementary holds car parade to greet students as schools remain closed
Staff of Ashland Elementary school ride through neighborhoods in cars and SUV’s waving pom-poms and honking horns, greeting students on an impromptu car parade to greet students while Fayette County schools remain closed amid COVID-19 pandemic. ……
Lexington med student with coronavirus released from hospital. See what she had to say.
Anna Grace Downs, the 26-year-old medical student who had been treated at Baptist Health Lexington since March 17 for COVID-19, was released from the hospital Wednesday, Baptist Health spokeswoman Ruth … Click to Continue »
Coronavirus cancels KPREP testing in KY. Beshear warns schools may be closed past April 20.
The Kentucky Department of Education notified state public school superintendents on Tuesday that K-PREP testing for the 2019-2020 school year has been canceled. U.S. Department of Education officials announced March … Click to Continue »
‘Stop talking and sing!’ UK Opera, Lexington Singers founder dies at 97
Phyllis Jenness, a respected voice teacher of exacting standards who founded both the University of Kentucky opera program and the Lexington Singers while training several generations of operatic singers over … Click to Continue »
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