Aug 13 Education As A New School Year Begins, Here’s What’s On JCPS’ Plate The corrective action plan, security and student assignment are only a few of the initiatives JCPS staff and board members hope to tackle. By Liz Schlemmer Aug 13 Education As A New School Year Begins, Here's What's On JCPS' Plate Liz Schlemmer
Aug 10 Education Lawmakers Renew Push For Universal Pre-K In Kentucky Expansion of Pre-K has been a hallmark issue for state Rep. Josie Raymond, who says she hopes to see it come to fruition in Kentucky. By Liz Schlemmer Aug 10 Education Lawmakers Renew Push For Universal Pre-K In Kentucky Liz Schlemmer
Aug 7 Education As Kentucky Schools Prepare To Start, There Are Still Hundreds Of Teacher Vacancies Kentucky is facing an ongoing teacher shortage, as the commonwealth struggles to both recruit would-be teachers and retain the ones it's got. By Liz Schlemmer Aug 7 Education There Are Still Hundreds Of Teacher Vacancies In Kentucky Liz Schlemmer
Jul 31 Education JCPS Has A Plan To Create Its Own Security Force; Here’s What It Could Look Like JCPS officials have drafted preliminary plans to hire an internal security force of school resource officers. By Liz Schlemmer Jul 31 Education Here's What A JCPS Security Force Could Look Like Liz Schlemmer
Jul 30 Education Health Researcher: Ky’s School Safety Law Misses Most Preventive Measures One researcher argues that although the new law is beneficial, it misses out on the most effective measures that could stop school shootings. By Liz Schlemmer Jul 30 Education Researcher: Ky's School Safety Law Misses Most Preventive Measures Liz Schlemmer
Jul 26 Education With Back-to-School Events In Swing, JCPS Students Can Get Free Supplies Jefferson County Public Schools is holding multiple events over the next two weeks to give out free school supplies to families. By Liz Schlemmer Jul 26 Education With Back-to-School Events, JCPS Students Can Get Free Supplies Liz Schlemmer
Jul 25 Community Kentucky’s Summer Food Program Growing, But Has Far To Go A new report found the number of Kentucky kids getting free summer lunches went up by 15 percent last year. By Liz Schlemmer Jul 25 Community Kentucky's Summer Food Program Growing, But Has Far To Go Liz Schlemmer
Jul 24 Education JCPS Board Will Consider Plan To Give West Louisville Students A Local School Option A committee is advancing a proposal that would give students who live in the West End the choice to attend a nearby middle or high school. By Liz Schlemmer Jul 24 Education Board Will Consider Plan To Increase School Choice In West Louisville Liz Schlemmer
Jul 23 Education Ky. Will Use Surplus To Fund Retired Teachers’ Health Plan — Here’s Why It Matters Kentucky has long funded health benefits for retired teachers. But this year for the first time, that was dependent on a budget surplus. By Liz Schlemmer Jul 23 Education Ky. Will Use Surplus To Fund Retired Teachers’ Health Plan Liz Schlemmer
Jul 18 Education Here’s How To Apply For The JCPS School Board’s Vacant Seat The Jefferson County School Board is now taking applications to fill a vacant seat representing southwest Louisville. By Liz Schlemmer Jul 18 Education Here's How To Apply For The JCPS School Board's Vacant Seat Liz Schlemmer
Jul 17 Education JCPS Developing Plans To Grow Its Minority Workforce Currently, the JCPS student body is made up of about 56 percent students of color, while about 16 percent of teachers are people of color. By Liz Schlemmer Jul 17 Education JCPS Developing Plans To Grow Its Minority Workforce Liz Schlemmer
Jul 15 Health Mortality Is On The Rise For White Women In Rural Kentucky Life expectancy in the U.S. has declined for the third year in a row, driven in part by a rise in mortality among working-aged white Americans. By Liz Schlemmer Jul 15 Health Mortality Is On The Rise For White Women In Rural Kentucky Liz Schlemmer
Jul 10 Education Next JCPS Student Assignment Plan May Give West Louisville Students More Choices Under JCPS’s current student assignment plan, many students in the West End are bused out to middle and high schools across the county. By Liz Schlemmer Jul 10 Education Next JCPS Plan May Give West Louisville Students More Choices Liz Schlemmer
Jul 8 Education Simmons College And JCPS Partner To Attract Teachers Of Color As the only historically black college in Louisville, Simmons is uniquely positioned to help build JCPS's teacher diversity. By Liz Schlemmer Jul 8 Education Simmons College And JCPS Partner To Attract Teachers Of Color Liz Schlemmer
Jul 4 Education Statewide Summer Reading Initiative Targets Rural Kentucky Kids At seven school districts, state education officials are showing up to read to students who attend summer lunch programs. By Liz Schlemmer Jul 4 Education Statewide Summer Reading Initiative Targets Rural Kentucky Kids Liz Schlemmer