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Indiana virtual school leaders say demand has driven enrollment wave
Virtual schooling has exploded across Indiana in recent years. This year, thousands of new students across the state will log on to their computers and complete their coursework online. Jamey Callane is the executive director of Indiana Gateway Digital Academy, a public, online-only academy that partners with Clarksville Community Schools....
Football Game Preview: Jeffersonville Hits the Road
The Jeffersonville Red Devils will square off against the Seymour Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jeffersonville can't be to happy about their upcoming road match considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Friday. The contest between them and Whiteland wasn't particularly close, with Jeffersonville falling 27-13. The loss leaves the Red Devils without a win on the season.
Class of 2025 hosts rally for class officer candidates
On Aug. 28 2024, duPont Manual’s class of 2025 gathered in the courtyard to hear from the potential class officers that would represent the senior student body. The candidates brought Chick-fil-A and popsicles for the voters to endorse their campaigns. The nominees are broken into three slates. Slate One...
KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS COMPLETE 2024 KENTUCKY GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM
LOUISVILLE, KY. (August 27, 2024) – The 2024 Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts program concluded on July 27, with a class that represented more than half of the Commonwealth’s 120 counties. The conclusion of the program marked the third year the program has had an increased class size thanks to supplemental funding from the Kentucky Department of Education*. Growing from 256 students to more than 500 students, the tuition-free program took place during two consecutive three-week sessions (Session 1: June 9 – June 29; Session 2: July 7 – July 27) with students divided into each. Both sessions were hosted at The University of Kentucky.
Frederick Douglass, Trinity football meet again in Class 6A clash. What to know, how to watch
A product of Russell High School in northeastern Kentucky and Marshall University in West Virginia, Nathan McPeek had only heard through the grapevine about the reputation of high school football in Lexington when he became Frederick Douglass’ first offensive coordinator in 2017. It wasn’t good. “The image of Lexington was there’s all kind of...
Transformation through education: College offers people out of prison a second chance
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville college is giving a second chance to people who have spent time in the criminal justice system to experience the transformative power of education. Aaron Clancy needed a fresh start, and that is exactly what he got through the Second Chance Pell Experiment program...
Why Kentucky is changing the way it measures temperature for high school sports
The heat hovered above the turf field at Pleasure Ridge Park on Tuesday afternoon. Jefferson County Public Schools athletics director April Brooks wiped the sweat from her forehead as she met with a group of reporters to discuss athletics and heat. ...
Kentucky high school football picks for Week 2 games with Louisville-area teams
Here are the Week 2 high school football picks from The Courier Journal’s Jason Frakes, Brooks Holton and Prince James Story and WHAS-11’s Kent Spencer. Kickoff times are up to date but subject to change because of the forecast for excessive heat. ...
New 'Cardinals Rising' program will get students prepared for college life
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville is stepping up its efforts to help underserved students with a new college readiness program. The Cardinals Rising program, unveiled Aug. 28 at the 2024 President's Forum on Inclusive Excellence, will help low-income eighth through 12th graders and their families get prepared for college through mentorship and enrichment activities.
'Not our agenda': Lawmaker denies plans to split up JCPS through state-led task force
The purpose behind the controversial task force designed by the General Assembly to probe the state's largest school system was debated Tuesday night among Jefferson County Public Schools teachers, parents, students and lawmakers at a lengthy meeting held inside Central High School. At the meeting designated for public input, over two dozen...
UofL Green Heart Project shows more trees lessens inflammation
LOUISVILLE — University of Louisville’s groundbreaking Green Heart Louisville Project has found that people living in neighborhoods where the number of trees and shrubs was more than doubled showed lower levels of a blood marker of inflammation than those living outside the planted areas. General inflammation is an...
Louisville's student-athletes, coaches take extra precautions amid heatwave
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Dangerous heat is prompting Jefferson County Public Schools to take extra precautions to keep student-athletes safe. Near triple-digit temperatures are hitting Kentucky. Jefferson County Public Schools are taking precautions to keep student-athletes safe. This includes ice baths on the sidelines, extra water and monitoring for obvious...
28 (A) CCPS Teacher’s Corner
Over the years, the old double-wide on Blane Drive — out in front of the former Indian Hills Elementary School — has served a number of purposes for Christian County Public Schools. Early on, it was a student reward station for “Indian Bucks Store,” and later an operating...
WLKY Team of the Week: Doss Dragons
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Our WLKY Team of the Week is Doss High School football. The Dragons opened the 2024 season with a 20-0 win over Southern. "It's great man because they finally got a good positive feeling off of off of doing something." said head coach Paul Mandeville. It...
Task force looking into JCPS leadership to meet in Louisville Tuesday night
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The state task force charged with studying JCPS governance and administration models will meet in Louisville Tuesday night. Leaders are looking to gain feedback directly from parents on the state of the district. Task force members want to know what improvements people believe should be made...
Kentucky education task force to host public session at Central HS Tuesday
A task force focused on reform in the largest school districts across Kentucky will host a public meeting in Louisville on Tuesday. The commonwealth's Efficient & Effective School District Governance Task Force, focused in part on Jefferson County Public Schools, is hosting a session at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Central High...
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