Education

Higher education budget story

Efforts are underway to improve literacy in the Bluegrass State. The Kentucky Senate has adopted legislation that incorporates a new strategy to boost literacy in early elementary grades.

In split vote, Jefferson Co. Board of Education declines to shorten COVID-19 quarantine and isolation period

Fayette Schools Superintendent Demetrus Liggins says there are no plans to move away from in-school instruction. Liggins said universal masking of students and staff make that viable, even with the highly transmissible Omicron variant.

Model Laboratory Schools Principal John Williamson is cautiously optimistic a new school complex could become a reality over the next five years.

The Midway University Board of Trustees has voted to hold tuition rates steady for the 2022-2023 academic year.

The Kentucky Senate has acted to clarify scheduling options for local public schools during coronavirus. Among other things, Senate Bill 25 provides for up to 10 days of remote instruction per school at the school, classroom, grade, or group level.

Kentucky Education Commissioner Jason Glass says there’s no greater investment in the Commonwealth’s future than education funding.

Republicans advance bill shifting hiring, curriculum power away from school councils

As omicron cases mount, staffing shortages plague JCPS