Jan 20 Local News School Board Committee Reviews Superintendent Search Firm Proposals The committee asked for bids from search firms last month, after choosing not to renew Superintendent Sheldon Berman's contract, which expires at the end of June. The committee will choose two or three finalists and conduct interviews with representatives from those firms next month. By Gabe Bullard Jan 20 Local News School Board Committee Reviews Superintendent Search Firm Proposals Gabe Bullard
Oct 4 Local News School Board Candidates Discuss Mayor’s Race, Charter Schools Six candidates for two contested seats on the Jefferson County Board of Education met for a debate Monday night. Among the questions asked of the candidates was how they would work with the next mayor. By Gabe Bullard Oct 4 Local News School Board Candidates Discuss Mayor’s Race, Charter Schools Gabe Bullard
Sep 23 Local News Fewer Ky., Jefferson Co. Schools Meeting NCLB Goals Only about 56 percent of Kentucky schools met their goals under the federal No Child Left Behind Act last school year. The Education Department’s Lisa Gross says the findings are not surprising. By tcveigh Sep 23 Local News Fewer Ky., Jefferson Co. Schools Meeting NCLB Goals tcveigh
Sep 1 Local News School Board Discusses Delaying Assignment Plans The Jefferson County Board of Education has delayed a vote on when to implement the new middle and high school student assignment plan. Berman has offered a compromise. He suggested the board implement the middle school plan next year, but delay the high school assignment plan another year. By Gabe Bullard Sep 1 Local News School Board Discusses Delaying Assignment Plans Gabe Bullard
Jul 16 Local News Board Approves Superintendent Berman's Evaluation The report praises Berman for improving upon areas that were cited in previous evaluations, but asks him to focus more on improving chronically low-performing schools. By Gabe Bullard Jul 16 Local News Board Approves Superintendent Berman's Evaluation Gabe Bullard
May 31 Local News Extended School Year Unlikely To Delay JCPS Maintenance The last day of classes for Jefferson County Public Schools is Tuesday, and once students leave, contractors will enter many schools to begin upgrading the facilities. By Gabe Bullard May 31 Local News Extended School Year Unlikely To Delay JCPS Maintenance Gabe Bullard
Mar 1 Shuffle An Imperfect Revolution: Voices from the Desegregation Era Saturday, March 6, 2010 8pm Producer: American RadioWorks Listen Again In the 1970s and ’80s, a generation of Americans took part in a vast social experiment. They got on buses, and rode across racial lines. Nearly everyone who experienced school desegregation has a story to tell about crossing racial lines. Together they reflect an era marked […] By Todd Mundt Mar 1 Shuffle An Imperfect Revolution: Voices from the Desegregation Era Todd Mundt
Feb 25 Local News Thursday School Closings and Delays As of 5:45am: Bullitt County Schools – Closed Oldham County Schools – Closed Shelby County Schools – Closed Spencer County Schools – Closed New Albany Floyd County Schools – 2 hour delay By Todd Mundt Feb 25 Local News Thursday School Closings and Delays Todd Mundt
Feb 17 Local News Wednesday Schools Update: 5:30am The following schools are closed today: Greater Clark Schools – Closed New Albany Floyd County Schools – Closed Shelby County Schools – Closed Spencer County Schools – Closed By Todd Mundt Feb 17 Local News Wednesday Schools Update: 5:30am Todd Mundt
Feb 16 Local News School Closings and Delays – Tuesday Most area schools are closed today and local universities are opening late: Bullitt County Schools – Closed Greater Clark Schools – Closed Jefferson County Public and Catholic Schools – Closed New Albany Floyd County Schools – Closed Oldham County Schools – Closed Shelby County Schools – Closed Spencer County Schools – Closed Spalding University – […] By Todd Mundt Feb 16 Local News School Closings and Delays – Tuesday Todd Mundt
Feb 15 Shuffle Mind the Gap: Why Good Schools are Failing Black Students Saturday, February 20, 2010 8pm Producer: Nancy Solomon Listen Again Award-winning NPR Reporter Nancy Solomon takes you inside a school to hear a discussion on race in the classroom. Listen as students try to explain what went wrong with their education. Join her at the kitchen table with black middle-class parents who thought that a […] By Todd Mundt Feb 15 Shuffle Mind the Gap: Why Good Schools are Failing Black Students Todd Mundt
Jan 13 Local News Forum Discusses JCPS Progress A panel of education experts clashed at the Louisville Forum Wednesday as they discussed the progress of Jefferson County Public Schools. By Gabe Bullard Jan 13 Local News Forum Discusses JCPS Progress Gabe Bullard
Dec 17 Local News School H1N1 Clinics Wrap Up Tomorrow By the end of this week, H1N1 vaccine clinics will have been held at every school in Jefferson County. Health department director Dr. Adewale Troutman says he’s pleased with the participation. He’d anticipated about a third of the children would get vaccinated, and says it’s been closer to half. “And I think we did a […] By Stephanie Crosby Dec 17 Local News School H1N1 Clinics Wrap Up Tomorrow Stephanie Crosby
Dec 8 Local News School Vaccinations On Track, More Than 17,000 Doses Administered Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness officials say they’re on track to provide H1N1 vaccinations at every school in the city. By Gabe Bullard Dec 8 Local News School Vaccinations On Track, More Than 17,000 Doses Administered Gabe Bullard
Nov 30 Local News School H1N1 Vaccine Clinics Underway Fern Creek Elementary School was among the first in Louisville to hold an H1N1 vaccination clinic. The county-wide clinics started today for all public, private and parochial schools in Louisville. Principal Cheryl Rigsby says Fern Creek Elementary has nearly 800 students, and about half of them returned permission slips to get an H1N1 shot or […] By Stephanie Crosby Nov 30 Local News School H1N1 Vaccine Clinics Underway Stephanie Crosby