Fayette school board promises more transparency, recommends a lower tax rate increase.
With three more meetings before a final vote, the Fayette County school board on Thursday proposed a tax rate increase that was lower than some of the options they have … Click to Continue »
Should the Fayette school board raise taxes? They are talking about it Thursday.
The Fayette County Public Schools board is holding a special meeting Thursday night to try to decide whether or not to raise taxes. At Monday night’s planning meeting, the Fayette … Click to Continue »
‘We are ready’: Lexington’s newest and largest elementary opens on first day of school.
The largest public elementary school ever built in Lexington opens on the first day of school Wednesday with features including two piano labs, a dance studio, and a place for … Click to Continue »
’Delivering on a promise.’ Students at 2 Lexington schools are back in class a week early.
School doesn’t start for most Fayette County students until Aug. 14, but two Lexington schools that are trying longer hours and an extended year to raise achievement began classes Thursday. … Click to Continue »
UK’s Capilouto among top-paid presidents in 2018. Another big payday is coming soon.
University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto was the fourth highest paid college president in the country during 2018, collecting $1.5 million for leading Kentucky’s flagship state university, according to a … Click to Continue »
‘In God We Trust’ signs are being hung in every school in Kentucky before students return.
When classes start in the next few weeks, every school in Kentucky will have to prominently display the national motto ‘In God We Trust’ as a result of a new … Click to Continue »
Amid Kentucky teacher shortage, two former teachers explain their reasons for leaving
With a recent statewide shortage of teachers in Kentucky, Ryan Brown, former teacher at Rowan and Montgomery County High Schools, and Brison Harvey, former teacher at Lafayette High School, explain their reasons for recently leaving their positions. &#…
See UK’s overflow rooms as university faces high student housing demands
As University of Kentucky student housing faces demands exceeding room availability, the university sought to convert common areas and RA rooms to incorporate more students. … Click to Continue »
Hundreds of UK students forced to live in makeshift dorm rooms as enrollment soars
The University of Kentucky has overbooked its student dorms by the hundreds, leaving many incoming freshmen and resident advisers stressed ahead of the new semester. To help accommodate a record-high … Click to Continue »
Trevor Noah to speak at UK as university marks 70 years of integration
Comedy Central host and comedian Trevor Noah will be speaking at the University of Kentucky on Aug. 30 as part of the university’s celebration of 70 years of integration. Noah … Click to Continue »
This ‘lab’ school is a top performer. It wants more students from Fayette, other counties.
As John Williamson works to shape the future at Kentucky’s only remaining university laboratory school, he hopes families in Lexington and other Central Kentucky cities will send their children across … Click to Continue »
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