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‘Do not interrupt him’ Superintendent Caulk admonishes school board member

Fayette County Superintendent Manny Caulk admonished FCPS school board member Tyler Murphy after Murphy spoke up during a statement made by District Chief Financial Officer John White. … Click to Continue »

Kentucky will have one fewer school district with this decision to close and merge

Kentucky will have one fewer school district — down to 172 — as a result of the Silver Grove Independent School board’s decision on Monday to close. Silver Grove Independent … Click to Continue »

This Frankfort teacher has just been named one of the top in the nation

Angie Beavin’s first goal for her fifth-graders each year at Peaks Mill Elementary School in Frankfort is instilling in them a true love of reading. Beavin’s teaching prowess received high … Click to Continue »

Frankfort elementary school teacher awarded $25,000

Angie Beavin, a Peaks Mill 5th grade elementary school teacher, was surprised with a $25,000 Milken Award during an assembly Monday morning in the Frankfort school’s gymnasium. … Click to Continue »

School district broke law when it was open on election days, investigators say

The Greenup County Public School district violated state law when it held classes on election days while a high school campus was used as a polling place, a Feb. 1 … Click to Continue »

Bed bugs were found on a Fayette County school bus. Here’s what’s being done.

Bed bugs were found Wednesday morning on a Fayette County Public Schools bus, district spokeswoman Lisa Deffendall confirmed. The bed bugs were found on Bus 872 at the completion of … Click to Continue »

Parents relive losing children to school shooting. Their grief moves lawmakers.

After the anguished parents of the two students who were killed in a shooting at Marshall County High School shared their grief with lawmakers on Thursday, the Senate education panel … Click to Continue »

High achieving Kentucky schools might not get top rating in new star system. Here’s why.

If Kentucky schools want to be rated at the top in the state’s new rating system, they will have to do much more than have a strong academic performance. In … Click to Continue »

In viral video, students at The Lexington School plead for a snow day

It’s always been a running joke at The Lexington School that it’s the last school in the area to close for winter weather. A musical video featuring students and staff … Click to Continue »

Fayette County schools closed Thursday for continued freezing temperatures

Fayette County Public Schools will be closed on Thursday due to winter weather. Due to neighborhood road conditions and weather forecasts calling for bitterly cold temperatures to continue through the … Click to Continue »

UK president addresses deaths of two students since semester began

University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto is urging students to get the mental health resources they need after two student deaths this month. “Such losses of people so absurdly young … Click to Continue »

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