Dec 18 Education Beshear Signs Executive Order Making Health Guidelines Mandatory For Schools Beshear announced these measures on Monday. His order gives them the force of law. By Jess Clark Dec 18 Education Beshear Signs Executive Order Making Health Guidelines Mandatory For Schools Jess Clark
Dec 17 Education JCPS Meal Sites Run Out Of Food Ahead Of Winter Break The district tried to help families stock up for the winter break, but the demand was too great. By Jess Clark Dec 17 Education JCPS Meal Sites Run Out Of Food Ahead Of Winter Break Jess Clark
Dec 15 Education Ky. School Districts Begin Planning Teacher Vaccinations Educators and school staff are in “Phase 2” for coronavirus vaccinations, after frontline healthcare workers, long-term care residents and other certain critical or vulnerable populations. By Jess Clark Dec 15 Education Ky. School Districts Begin Planning Teacher Vaccinations Jess Clark
Dec 14 Education Billboard In Western Ky. Calls For Superintendent’s Termination The billboard in Paducah shows a picture of Paducah Public Schools Superintendent Donald Shively in blackface and states “race is not a costume.” By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 14 Education Billboard In Western Ky. Calls For Superintendent’s Termination Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 4 Education Diversity Or Choice: Pollio Says JCPS Has A Decision To Make JCPS' superintendent acknowledges that schools would become less diverse under the plan. But that’s a trade-off he’s willing to make, for choice. By Jess Clark Dec 4 Education Diversity Or Choice: Pollio Says JCPS Has A Decision To Make Jess Clark
Dec 3 Education Kentucky Announces New Committee On Education The Commonwealth Education Continuum will bring together experts in pre-K, K-12 and higher education. It will have 27 members. By Jess Clark Dec 3 Education Kentucky Announces New Committee On Education Jess Clark
Dec 3 Education Can JCPS Proposal Bring Equity? Segregated Elementary Schools Raise Questions JCPS has high hopes for a school that will serve overwhelmingly low-income Black students, a population that JCPS has so far struggled to serve well. By Jess Clark Dec 3 Education Can JCPS Proposal Bring Equity? Segregated Elementary Schools Raise Questions Jess Clark
Dec 2 Education JCPS’s Integration Equation: Has It Paid Off? The discrimination Black students face in integrated schools is one reason why some Black Louisvillians question whether integration is working. By Jess Clark Dec 2 Education JCPS’s Integration Equation: Has It Paid Off? Jess Clark
Dec 1 Education JCPS Graduates Reflect On Integrating: ‘We Can’t Let It Get Like That Again’ Those who fought the integration battle wonder what the district’s new legacy will be. By Jess Clark Dec 1 Education JCPS Graduates Reflect On Integrating: ‘We Can’t Let It Get Like That Again’ Jess Clark
Nov 30 Education Once An Integration Model, Louisville’s Schools Risk Resegregating To Offer Choice JCPS assigns students from Louisville’s majority Black and low-income West End to schools in whiter, wealthier suburbs to the east and south. A new plan could change that. By Jess Clark Nov 30 Education Louisville's Schools Risk Resegregating To Offer Choice Jess Clark
Nov 29 Education Court of Appeals Sides With Beshear, Private Religious Schools Closed To In-Person Instruction A panel of federal judges has overturned a lower court ruling, which found Beshear's order harmed religious freedoms. By Jess Clark Nov 29 Education Court of Appeals Sides With Beshear, Private Religious Schools Closed To In-Person Instruction Jess Clark
Nov 25 Education Judge Rules Beshear Can’t Stop Religious Schools From Holding In-Person Classes A federal judge has blocked Gov. Beshear's restriction against in-person classes at religious schools. Attorney General Cameron praised the ruling. By Jess Clark Nov 25 Education Judge Rules Beshear Can’t Stop In-Person Classes at Religious Schools Jess Clark
Nov 24 Education State Releases Jefferson County Public Schools From Oversight JCPS has released JCPS from a corrective action plan, putting an end to the years-long looming threat of state takeover. By Jess Clark Nov 24 Education State Releases Jefferson County Public Schools From Oversight Jess Clark
Nov 23 Education Despite Beshear’s Order, Some Schools Still Planning In-Person Learning The New Haven School in Nelson County is planning full-day instruction for small groups next week. Some educators are concerned. By Jess Clark Nov 23 Education Despite Beshear’s Order, Some Schools Still Planning In-Person Learning Jess Clark