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Fern Creek High School implements new safety measures for upcoming football games
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fern Creek High School has now implemented new safety measures for those attending football games for the rest of the season. The principal sent a letter to Fern Creek High School families about the new safety measures that will be in place at all Friday night sporting events.
Tuesday is the last day for JCPS parents to apply to receive a gas stipend
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Tuesday is the last day for parents of students enrolled at 44 schools within Jefferson County Public Schools to register to receive gas stipend money from August and September. JCPS will send parents who drive their students to school $10 per day for each day the...
Kentucky's lieutenant governor leans on her teaching roots in fighting a school choice measure
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman was in campaign mode Monday, railing against a ballot measure that would allow Kentucky tax money to go toward students attending private and charter schools. The issue hits home for Coleman, a former public school teacher and administrator who has taken a lead role campaigning against the proposal on the statewide ballot. If a simple majority of Kentucky voters approve it next month, the measure would remove constitutional barriers that have blocked the state’s Republican-dominated Legislature from using public funds to support private school education. Speaking at a union hall in Kentucky’s largest city, Coleman warned of dire consequences for public schools, especially in rural areas, if the measure wins approval. “We simply don’t have the resources to fund two separate systems of education,” Coleman said. “But also we shouldn’t be because public dollars should stay in public schools.”
Simmons College owns student housing for first time in years. What's next for the HBCU?
For the first time in nearly a century, students at the Simmons College of Kentucky are living in a residential facility owned by the institution, marking the beginning of what school leaders believe will be an era of growth. The opening of the new dorm at 947 S. 4th St. in August was...
Opinion – Jim Wayne: A devout Catholic reflects on education, public education, Amendment 2 — and the poor
St. Agnes Catholic School in Louisville holds the distinction of being a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School four times. Only a handful of schools across the entire nation have achieved this prestigious honor of education excellence.
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