After heated race, Christy Morris unseats Will Nash on Fayette school board
Parent volunteer Christy Morris on Tuesday unseated Fayette school board member Will Nash in south Lexington’s first district following controversies about his sending campaign-related texts and a mailer. Nash, who … Click to Continue »
‘Do I even want to continue doing this?’ Lexington’s substitute teacher dilemma.
The shortage of substitute teachers in Fayette County has left one of those educators so concerned about the effects on students that she approached school board members at their Oct. … Click to Continue »
Fayette substitute teacher tells school board shortages putting learning at risk
A substitute teacher named Kiah Arnold concerned about the lack of substitute teachers in Fayette County and the fact that she is being asked to teach subjects she knows little or nothing about. … Click to Continue »
Man who allegedly had a ‘detailed plan of attack’ at Kentucky schools to plead guilty
A year after a mom’s complaint about threats led police to purported evidence a Lawrenceburg man was allegedly going to attack multiple Kentucky schools, he has notified the court that … Click to Continue »
16-year-old wanted to do more than study solar. His project will power school’s labs.
Sayre School junior Parker Stewart knew last year that he wanted his independent study on the environment to have a broad impact on the community. Parker, 16, wanted his private … Click to Continue »
Sayre School junior powers science lab with solar panels
Sayre junior Parker Stewart has produced enough solar energy to power the private school’s science labs. … Click to Continue »
Whistleblower lawsuit brings more allegations against Kentucky School for the Deaf
A former teacher at the Kentucky School for the Deaf has filed a whistleblower lawsuit, alleging that her contract was not renewed after she spoke out about problems at the … Click to Continue »
For third time this fall, UK has reported a sexual assault in a residence hall
A female student reported she was raped in a University of Kentucky residence hall Friday, according to a campus news release. The alleged incident occurred just after midnight Friday and … Click to Continue »
‘Academic emergency’ reflected in some Ky. students’ test scores released Wednesday
Kentucky schools have failed to make progress for the last decade in the critical areas of 4th- and 8th-grade reading and mathematics on a national test whose latest scores were … Click to Continue »
Fayette County cancels after-school activities Monday because of Trump’s visit
Fayette County Public Schools are canceling all after-school and evening activities on Monday in anticipation of President Donald Trump’s visit to Lexington, Superintendent Manny Caulk said Wednesday. Trump is coming … Click to Continue »
Teacher shortage ‘crisis’ should be priority for Ky. lawmakers, superintendents say.
Kentucky superintendents said Tuesday they need lawmakers’ help in 2020 to attract and retain teachers in the midst of a critical shortage. Superintendents fanned out across the state at news … Click to Continue »
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