Fayette County schools closed Friday due to ‘widespread illness’
Fayette County Public Schools will be closed Friday due to “widespread illness.” The school system announced Thursday night that classes would be canceled and that “custodians will make use of … Click to Continue »
UK student from New Jersey dies after incident at residence hall
A University of Kentucky freshman died Wednesday after being taken to the hospital from a residence hall. UK officials identified the student as Sean Culley, an engineering major from New … Click to Continue »
Where are Christians in the face of social injustice? As in MLK’s day, mostly MIA.
In his 1963 Letter from Birmingham Jail, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. called out his era’s dominant group of Christians — white, mainstream congregations and their leaders— for failing … Click to Continue »
Pay increases for substitute teachers, school bus drivers as system seeks to hire
To deal with a shortage of school bus drivers and substitute teachers, the Fayette County Public School board on Monday increased the salaries of both. School bus driver salaries will … Click to Continue »
Kentucky school superintendents would be given more power under bills approved by Senate
Kentucky school superintendents would get more power in teacher firings and principal hirings under bills approved Friday by the state Senate. Senate Bill 8 , sponsored by Sen. Stephen West, … Click to Continue »
UK opens first indoor bike room on campus
The University of Kentucky, which recently won a national award for its bike friendly policies, opened its first indoor bike room on Friday in the new research building off Virginia … Click to Continue »
Free tampons on campus? Bill would require Kentucky colleges to give them away.
Last year, a group of women students at the University of Louisville approached state Rep. Attica Scott, D-Louisville, about an issue they thought should get more attention: the need for … Click to Continue »
Another disabled student dragged. Four incidents recently reported at Kentucky schools.
Yet another report of a disabled Kentucky child being dragged at school received national media attention Monday, and a state advocate said it’s at least the fourth incident since the … Click to Continue »
After neighbors complained, mural is removed from high school exterior
A mural was being removed Monday from the exterior of Lexington’s Bryan Station High School following complaints from neighbors. The mural was created by PRHBTN, an arts organization that has … Click to Continue »
Seeking transparency, new school board member launches Facebook newsletter
Fayette County’s newest school board member Tyler Murphy wants you to read his Facebook updates, ‘The Murphy Memo.’ “Communication and transparency, I think, are very important,” said Murphy, a Boyle … Click to Continue »
Still unhappy with Fayette school safety tax increase? Legislation would ease recalls.
The group who tried to recall a Fayette school safety tax increase are behind state lawmakers prefiling bills for the 2019 General Assembly to make tax recalls easier. Lexington attorney … Click to Continue »
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