Nov 2 Education ACT Scores Drop In Kentucky, In Line With National Trend The percentage of Kentucky students who met national benchmarks dropped by two percentage points compared to the previous year. By Liz Schlemmer Nov 2 Education ACT Scores Drop In Kentucky, In Line With National Trend Liz Schlemmer
Oct 31 Education Who Pays For Kentucky Public Schools? More and More, It’s Local Taxpayers As state funding for public schools in Kentucky has failed to keep up with inflation, local taxpayers are increasingly paying more of the costs — and that's leading to greater inequity. By Liz Schlemmer Oct 31 Education Who Pays For Kentucky Public Schools? More and More, It’s Local Taxpayers Liz Schlemmer
Oct 29 Education Kentucky Superintendents Call For More Funding And Teacher Support School superintendents across Kentucky joined together Tuesday to ask the legislature for more overall education funding and support for teachers. By Liz Schlemmer Oct 29 Education Kentucky Superintendents Call For More Funding And Teacher Support Liz Schlemmer
Oct 28 Education Kentucky’s Higher Education Funding Cuts Among Deepest In U.S. While many states are still struggling to fully restore funding for public universities and community colleges since 2008, Kentucky is falling even farther behind. The state’s funding for higher education has fallen by more than a quarter since just before the recession, after adjusting for inflation. A new report from the nonpartisan Center on Budget […] By Liz Schlemmer Oct 28 Education Kentucky's Higher Education Funding Cuts Among Deepest And Persistent in U.S. Liz Schlemmer
Oct 25 Education Grant Will Help U of L and UK Train More Special Education Teachers Eight out of 10 regions of Ky. had a critical shortage of special ed teachers last year. By Liz Schlemmer Oct 25 Education Grant Will Help U of L and UK Train More Special Education Teachers Liz Schlemmer
Oct 24 Education How To Cast Gender Non-Conforming Kids In High School Plays? Ask Them. As society becomes more welcoming of many gender identities, more kids are coming out as trans or non-binary at a young age. By Liz Schlemmer Oct 24 Education How To Cast Gender Non-Conforming Kids In School Plays? Ask Them. Liz Schlemmer
Oct 23 Education As College Enrollment Falls, Kentucky’s Graduate Rate Is Rising College graduation rates are rising in Kentucky despite declining enrollment at institutions of higher education. That means more students who start college in Kentucky are making it to graduation day with a bachelor’s degree within six years. Colleges across Kentucky awarded more than 23,000 bachelor’s degrees last school year. New data released by the Kentucky […] By Liz Schlemmer Oct 23 Education As College Enrollment Falls, Kentucky's Graduate Rate Is Rising Liz Schlemmer
Oct 23 Education Election 2019: Your Guide To The JCPS School Board Candidates There are seven candidates competing for a single seat on the Jefferson County Public Schools’ Board of Education. By Liz Schlemmer Oct 23 Education Election 2019: Your Guide To The JCPS School Board Candidates Liz Schlemmer
Oct 23 Education ‘Violins of Hope’ Travel To Schools, Telling Stories From The Holocaust The exhibit features 18 stringed instruments that survived the Holocaust. By Liz Schlemmer Oct 23 Education ‘Violins of Hope’ Tell Musicians’ Stories From The Holocaust Liz Schlemmer
Oct 17 Education U of L Researcher: Gaps In Student Achievement And Discipline Go Hand In Hand A new study has found a link between racial disparities on student test scores and racial disparities in school discipline. By Liz Schlemmer Oct 17 Education Researcher: Gaps In Achievement And Discipline Go Hand In Hand Liz Schlemmer
Oct 16 Education JCPS Marks Progress, In Face Of Poor State Test Scores There are plenty of promising signs, but the latest release of state KPREP test scores weren't as positive. By Liz Schlemmer Oct 16 Education JCPS Marks Progress, In Face Of Poor State Test Scores Liz Schlemmer
Oct 10 Education Doss High’s New Manufacturing Lab Gives Students Real-World Experience Doss High School's new lab is just one example of how the Academies of Louisville program is putting students on paths to their careers. By Liz Schlemmer Oct 10 Education Doss High’s New Lab Gives Students Manufacturing Experience Liz Schlemmer
Oct 9 Education KDE Won’t Investigate Pro-Bevin Emails Sent To Ky. Teachers Kentucky Commissioner of Education Wayne Lewis says it is not within the Department of Education's authority to investigate the matter. By Liz Schlemmer Oct 9 Education KDE Won't Investigate Pro-Bevin Emails Sent To Ky. Teachers Liz Schlemmer
Oct 9 Education In Latest Case Of Religion In Kentucky Schools, Pike Co. School Removes ‘Prayer Locker’ A national organization argues the prayer locker is “likely a violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.” By Liz Schlemmer Oct 9 Education Eastern Kentucky School Removes 'Prayer Locker' Liz Schlemmer