Devin Katayama
Devin Katayama joined WFPL News in summer 2011. He adds to the newsroom a diverse perspective having lived and reported in major cities across the U.S. and spending time in Peru reporting on human trafficking. Devin earned the 2011 Studs Terkel Community Media Scholarship Award for his report on homeless youth in Chicago. He reports on education affairs in Kentucky and Indiana.
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A new study suggests that toxic algae blooms found in lakes around the country—including in Kentucky-- may play an active role in creating their own…
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A Jefferson County Public Schools teacher has filed a lawsuit against the Kentucky Teachers’ Retirement System over its lack of funding.Plaintiff and…
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The presidents of Kentucky’s two largest universities have joined opposition to a boycott of Israeli academic institutions.The American Studies…
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A non-partisan economic policy group has released a report showing large gaps in per-student funding among school districts that approved tax increases…
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A group of education organizations will meet in Lexington Thursday to prepare for their campaign to better fund public education in Kentucky.Stu…
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Kentucky has again posted above-average reading results in the latest release from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the Nation’s…
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An independent Kentucky panel in charge of reviewing child abuse cases is requesting over $400,000 from the state’s budget to perform its duties.The Child…
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Kentucky is among seven states that will participate in a two-year pilot program to improve teacher training programs.The initiative was developed by the…
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Kentucky food prices are at an all time high, according to the Farm Bureau’s quarterly marketplace report.The state saw an increase of 5.7 percent…
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Education Commissioner Terry Holliday says while Kentucky students improved their overall test results from last school year, the state still needs to do…