Lexington plans to build new school for all-girls science, tech, math academy.
Newly constructed buildings are planned in Lexington for an all-female science, technology, engineering and math academy for kindergarten through eighth grade, officials said Monday night. Fayette County Public Schools Chief … Click to Continue &…
FCPS announces new all-girls STEM School starting fall 2020
Fayette County Public Schools presents an all-girls STEM school starting this fall. … Click to Continue »
‘Evil exists in this world.’ KY House sends bill arming school officers to governor.
After an extended debate, the Kentucky House of Representatives on Friday approved a Senate bill that would require school resource officers in the state to be armed with guns. Senate … Click to Continue »
Fayette schools closed for rest of week due to widespread illness
Due to widespread illness all Fayette County Public Schools will be closed Thursday February 6 and Friday February 7, district officials said Wednesday. “We have been monitoring absences all week, … Click to Continue »
Leggings debate hits Lexington. Middle school dress code leads to petition, protest.
The dress code is being “re-evaluated” at Lexington’s Morton Middle School after parents expressed concern in an online petition and on social media about students being disciplined, Scott Flowers, a … Click to Continue »
Some Kentucky schools still paddle students. Bill advances that would ban spanking.
Kentucky would no longer be one of 19 states that still spanks children at school under a bill that was approved Tuesday by a legislative panel in the 2020 General … Click to Continue »
Children from refugee families got new bikes at Lexington school. Watch their reaction.
Kasey Spicer, the Family Resource Center coordinator at Dixie Magnet Elementary, was recently honored by the Fayette County Public Schools for her work with Congolese refugees. A growing number of … Click to Continue »
See reaction from refugee children receiving bikes from Kentucky resource director
Kasey Spicer, Dixie Elementary Family Resource Center Director, receives a 212 degree recognition during a Fayette Board of Education meeting for raising enough money to donate bikes to Congolese refugee children. … Click to Continue »
Key connector road on UK’s campus will be restricted to one lane for at least two weeks
A key connector road on the University of Kentucky’s campus has been restricted to one lane because of ongoing construction of the expansion of the university’s South Limestone garage at … Click to Continue »
Gov. Beshear promises funded pensions and pay raises for teachers, state workers
Governor Andy Beshear made promises to fund pension systems and give pay raises to public employees and teachers during his state Budget Address Tuesday night January 28, 2020. … Click to Continue »
Bill advances to let KY school boards skip charter school training
A bill received initial approval Tuesday that would allow local school boards to delay charter school training until they received an application from a group wanting to open a charter … Click to Continue »
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