Mar 28 Education Dept. Of Education Fail: Teachers Lose Grants, Forced To Repay Thousands In Loans The TEACH grant helps future teachers pay for college or a master's. But many say that when they started teaching, they were forced to pay it back. By Cory Turner, NPR and Chris Arnold Mar 28 Education Teachers Lose Grants, Forced To Repay Thousands In Loans Cory Turner, NPR and Chris Arnold
Feb 9 Education About That Bill Abolishing The Department Of Education A Kentucky congressman has introduced a one-line bill that would kill the department. Legal scholars call it "symbolic legislation." By Anya Kamenetz, NPR Feb 9 Education About That Bill Abolishing The Department Of Education Anya Kamenetz, NPR
Feb 7 Politics Kentucky Congressman Pens Bill To Scrap U.S. Department Of Education The proposal came the same day as the confirmation of President Trump’s outsider pick for secretary of the Department of Education, Betsy DeVos. By Ryland Barton Feb 7 Politics Ky. Congressman Pens Bill To Scrap U.S. Department Of Education Ryland Barton
Aug 25 Local News In Depth: Officials React To "Race To The Top" Exclusion When the second round’s ten winners were announced, Kentucky was not on the list. “We got zero points for charter schools, so we were at a 32 point deficit even before the judging began,” said state Education Commissioner Terry Holliday. By tcveigh Aug 25 Local News In Depth: Officials React To "Race To The Top" Exclusion tcveigh
Aug 24 Local News Kentucky Misses Out On Race To Top Dollars Again In March, Tennessee and Delaware were awarded a total of $600 million for education improvements. Now, school districts in nine more states and the District of Columbia will share another $3.4 billion. Apparently, Kentucky’s application for federal funding was lacking one vital component. By tcveigh Aug 24 Local News Kentucky Misses Out On Race To Top Dollars Again tcveigh
Mar 4 Local News Kentucky-In; Indiana-Out for Race to the Top Funds Kentucky was on the list of 16 finalists the U.S. Department of Education announced today in the running for more than $4 billion in Race to the Top funds. But Indiana is out. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer has more. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan made the announcement Thursday and said the department would interview representatives from […] By Elizabeth Kramer Mar 4 Local News Kentucky-In; Indiana-Out for Race to the Top Funds Elizabeth Kramer
Aug 4 Local News Two Schools To Share DOE Grant Two Louisville high schools will share a three-year $1.5 million dollar federal grant. The money is intended to help students become better connected with their schools. The grant from the U.S. Department of Education will support the concept called Smaller Learning Communities, which reduces class size, and offers more personal attention from teachers and advisors. […] By Rick Howlett Aug 4 Local News Two Schools To Share DOE Grant Rick Howlett