Teachers could earn $14,000 more to work at Lexington schools making big changes.
A minimum $14,000 of additional pay is being offered to teachers willing to work at Lexington’s new Promise Academies which would feature a longer school day and year, according to … Click to Continue »
Record-breaking commencement: University of Kentucky students celebrate degrees
More than 3,700 students were expected at University of Kentucky graduation ceremonies Friday and Sunday. It is UK’s largest ever commencement. A total of 5,363 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree students earned diplomas, UK said. … …
Former Fayette educator who raped student fights for parole, denies she needs more treatment
A former Fayette County educator who pleaded guilty to raping a juvenile student last year claims she should be eligible for parole, but the state’s Department of Corrections says she … Click to Continue »
Lexington teacher dumped 5-year-old girl out of chair, pinned her against wall, report says
A state investigative report said that a kindergarten teacher at an after-school program at Lexington’s Rosa Parks Elementary School dumped a five-year-old out of a chair, moved her by her … Click to Continue »
Student taken to hospital after stabbing at Pulaski County High School, reports say
A student was stabbed by another student at Pulaski County High School Wednesday afternoon, according to media reports. The stabbing occurred around 1 p.m. Wednesday when an altercation broke out … Click to Continue »
Three Lexington high schools ranked in state’s Top 20. See which schools made the list.
U.S. News & World Report ranked Pikeville High School fifth in Kentucky in the 2019 Best High Schools rankings released Tuesday and three Lexington high schools among the top 20 … Click to Continue »
Lexington schools are monitoring students on social media. How that prevented a suicide.
In just three months, a company hired to monitor social media to keep Fayette County students safer has reviewed 60,947 public posts and 7,127 public images with connections to the … Click to Continue »
Kentucky teacher reportedly charged with DUI after crash at school. She blew a 0.198.
A Garrard County elementary school teacher was arrested at her school Wednesday and charged with driving under the influence after a crash earlier that morning, according to WKYT. Belinda Vance, … Click to Continue »
Random drug testing of some students approved by this Kentucky school district
Boyle County Public Schools in Danville has approved random drug testing of some of its students, district officials posted on Facebook Friday. “It’s one piece of a larger puzzle that … Click to Continue »
‘Tough changes.’ Superintendent removing some teachers at Lexington’s low-performing schools
As a proposal was announced to extend the academic day and year at a second low-performing Lexington elementary, Fayette Superintendent Manny Caulk acknowledged that he has also removed some teachers … Click to Continue »
Some kids in Lexington don’t have books at home. Now thousands are getting them free.
A young student at Millcreek Elementary told the staff recently that she only had one book at home to read, and she was excited about a new program that will … Click to Continue »
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