UK gets largest grant ever: $87 million to cut opioid deaths in 16 Kentucky counties
The University of Kentucky has been awarded an $87 million federal grant, the largest in its history, to reduce opioid deaths by 40 percent in 16 counties around the state. … Click to Continue »
After dozens of racehorse deaths, new Kentucky lab will drill into safety of racing
After 23 horses died at Santa Anita this year and an unprecedented 36 died in Kentucky last year, the horse industry is investing money in track surface research. The National … Click to Continue »
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos coming to Lexington to discuss school choice proposal
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy Devos on Wednesday is expected to join Republican Gov. Matt Bevin in Lexington to discuss school choice efforts in Kentucky. At 11 a.m. Wednesday at … Click to Continue »
‘Enough is enough.’ Beshear demands Kentucky teacher ‘sickout’ subpoenas be rescinded
Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear on Tuesday demanded that the governor and Labor Cabinet rescind subpoenas sent to several Kentucky school districts over teacher “sickouts” during the 2019 General Assembly. … Click to Continue »
Report: Substitute teacher allegedly got drunk on vodka in Central Kentucky middle school class
A Scott County substitute teacher was arrested Monday and charged with being intoxicated at the middle school where she was teaching, WKYT, the Herald-Leader’s media partner reported. “An arrest citation … Click to Continue »
Lexington principal: Parent behavior in admission scandal is no shock to educators
Parents who don’t follow school rules and policies are no better than Aunt Becky who’s been charged and is facing federal prison time for allegedly helping her daughters get in a prestigious university, said Liberty Elementary principal Gerry Brooks &#…
Fayette County schools now among districts subpoenaed by state for ‘sickout’ records
Fayette County Public Schools is among the Kentucky districts receiving a state Labor Cabinet subpoena for teacher absence records during recent General Assembly protests, a district spokeswoman said Thursday night. … Click to Continue »
Lexington school board member says he’s set fundraising record in bid to keep his seat
Will Nash, who was appointed last year to the Fayette school board, announced Thursday that he will run in the November general election to keep the seat. A former teacher, … Click to Continue »
After protests and hunger strike, University of Kentucky opens $1 lunch cafe
A steady stream of students climbed the stairs of Erickson Hall at lunchtime Wednesday to visit the latest in the University of Kentucky’s steady stream of new restaurants. This one, … Click to Continue »
Eastern Kentucky students release hundreds of trout they raised in class
Students at Paintsville High School raised hundreds of trout and released them into the tail water of Paintsville Lake. … Click to Continue »
Kennedy’s bookstore demolished to make way for new UK development
Kennedy’s Wildcat Den — the textbook and University of Kentucky fan merchandise store which closed in December 2017 after 67 years in business — was razed on Monday. The University … Click to Continue »
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