Jan 8 Education Rep. John Yarmuth Teaching Political Science At U of L This Semester Yarmuth will be co-teaching the 300-level American Congress class alongside department chair Jasmine Farrier. By Amina Elahi Jan 8 Education Rep. John Yarmuth Teaching Political Science At U Of L This Semester Amina Elahi
Jan 7 Education Kentucky To Pay For Thousands To Take GED The news comes after a sharp drop in GEDs granted in Ky. following a new, more expensive online-only version of the test released in 2014. By Ryland Barton Jan 7 Education Kentucky To Pay For Thousands To Take GED Ryland Barton
Dec 12 Education Ky. Education Commissioner Wayne Lewis Ousted After Beshear Overhaul Lewis tendered a letter of resignation to the new board of education after a closed door meeting. By Ryland Barton Dec 12 Education Ky. Education Commissioner Wayne Lewis Ousted After Beshear Overhaul Ryland Barton
Dec 11 Education Judge: Beshear’s Board Of Education Can Meet The only items on the agenda pertain to the employment of current Commissioner of Education Wayne Lewis. By Erica Peterson Dec 11 Education Judge: Beshear's Board Of Education Can Meet Erica Peterson
Dec 10 Education In First Act As Governor, Beshear Remakes Kentucky Board Of Education In response, the members of the previous Board of Education swiftly filed a lawsuit challenging the executive order. By Amina Elahi Dec 10 Education In First Act As Governor, Beshear Remakes Kentucky Board Of Education Amina Elahi
Dec 5 Education Two Educators Share 2020 Grawemeyer Award For Education For Research On High Schools Jal Mehta and Sarah Fine co-wrote the book “In Search of Deeper Learning: The Quest to Remake the American High School.” By Jonese Franklin Dec 5 Education Two Educators Share 2020 Grawemeyer Award For Education Jonese Franklin
Nov 25 Education JCPS Expands Restorative Practices Training To Help Students Cope With Trauma Twenty schools would be trained next summer with the goal of training all schools in restorative practices within six years. By Kyeland Jackson Nov 25 Education JCPS Expands Training To Help Students Cope With Trauma Kyeland Jackson
Nov 20 Education Internet Restored At Kentucky Schools After 6-Hour Statewide Outage The internet was down at all 172 of Kentucky’s school districts for about six hours Wednesday morning. By Ryland Barton Nov 20 Education Internet Restored At Kentucky Schools After 6-Hour Statewide Outage Ryland Barton
Nov 19 Education Thousands Of Teachers Pack Indiana Statehouse For Protest The rally represented Indiana's biggest such teacher protest amid a wave of educator activism across the U.S. the past two years. By Tom Davies, Associated Press Nov 19 Education Thousands Of Teachers Pack Indiana Statehouse For Protest Tom Davies, Associated Press
Nov 13 Education These Louisville Students Want Classes That Reflect Their Own History A group of JCPS students at Marion C. Moore High School is advocating for statewide standards that cover the history of minority groups. By Liz Schlemmer Nov 13 Education These Louisville Students Want Classes That Reflect Their Own History Liz Schlemmer
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