Jess Clark
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House Bill 208 would amend parts of the Kentucky Constitution that have so far foiled efforts by some Republicans to fund a private school scholarship program and other educational programs outside the public school system.
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After threats were made against several Kentucky synagogues, the state has started a task force to combat antisemitism.
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The Kentucky Board of Education is on the hunt for the state’s next top education official. The board posted the job opening for Kentucky commissioner of education online Monday, with the help of McPherson & Jacobson, an executive search firm.
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The 2022 law would have required school districts to divert funds to charter schools approved within their boundaries. Charter schools are funded with public dollars, but they are run by private boards or companies.
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Kumar Rashad was named Kentucky’s high school teacher of the year earlier this fall. He is a longtime educator in Jefferson County Public Schools and was most recently teaching at Breckinridge Metropolitan High School, an alternative school that serves students who are involved in the criminal justice system.
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Joey Kilburn, Director of Pupil Personnel for Simpson County Schools, told the Interim Joint Education Committee that the pandemic has had an “ongoing impact” on student attendance.
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Most people who want to become certified teachers in Kentucky have to complete at least 70 days of full-time student teaching. Student teachers currently do not get paid for that work, which many say is a barrier to entering the profession.
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Robin Fields Kinney is the fifth person to lead the Kentucky Department of Education in as many years. Kinney said her goal as interim commissioner is to “keep the train on the tracks."
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Kentucky is among 16 states whose governors received letters this week noting funding disparities between historically Black land-grant institutions and their predominantly white counterparts. The total disparity amounts to $12 billion.
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Republican state lawmakers want State Auditor Mike Harmon to conduct an audit of Jefferson County Public Schools, citing issues with transportation, management, safety and low standardized test scores.