Each election cycle, a new crop of 18-year-olds are eligible to vote for the first time — though that demographic remains largely under-registered, especially in Kentucky. Kentucky has above average registration rates for eligible voters over 45 and below average registration rates for 18-year-old voters, according to a June 2026 report from The Civics Center, a […]
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Former Holmes student sues district over alleged failures surrounding teacher abuse
A former Holmes High School student abused by her teacher is suing the Covington Independent Public Schools district and 10 unnamed employees, alleging they failed to report or stop abusive conduct on campus. She is also suing her convicted abuser, Mason Goins. Goins is currently serving out a seven year sentence at the Fulton County […]
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Villa Madonna students put physics to the test in cardboard boat race
At the sounding of a Viking horn, Villa Madonna Academy students shoved their life jacket-clad teammates in colorful cardboard contraptions off the banks of the school’s pond. Shrieks filled the misty Friday morning air as the entire student body, decked in rainbow colors, cheered on the student duos who paddled feverishly with cardboard oars. Within […]
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Highlands class on U.S. Constitution stirs civic engagement, dialogue
A trio of students crouch over their laptops in the hallway of Highlands High School considering a question rooted in constitutional law. The group was building its case for why states should be able to act as “laboratories” for social and economic policy before policies are adopted at the federal level, ahead of a practice […]
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Newport, Southgate gets funding for all-day childcare for preschoolers
Newport and Southgate independent school districts are expanding or sustaining full-day, year-round services for preschoolers with funding from EducateNKY. Since 1990, when Kentucky formally required public schools to offer half-day preschool for students eligible because of either family income or disability, more public schools have partnered with local providers to offer full-day childcare on their […]
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NKY School Board Roundup (Sept. 21-25)
Last week Newport and Dayton boards of education approved their working budgets, while Covington’s board approved an agreement to generate career and educational opportunities with a company that could have plans to relocate its headquarters in the city. Keep reading for more details about what happened last week and what’s on the table this week […]
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Boone County has Kentucky’s only public middle school mariachi band
With their bows resting beside them, Rector A. Jones Middle School violinists began plucking the instrument beneath their chins with their fingers. A batch of trumpet players followed, before students cradling large ornate wooden guitarróns and smaller folk-style guitars called vihuelas, began strumming. Eventually, the ensemble will blend to produce the song “Atotonilco” by Juan […]
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Covington holds community forum on Schools of Innovation pilot
Covington Independent Schools parents, alumni and community members are starting to imagine the district’s future since it gained access to $5 million and exemptions from state rules for innovative education initiatives. In August, the Kentucky Board of Education voted to designate all of Covington’s schools as part of the state’s “School of Innovation” pilot program […]
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Boone County High School teacher placed on leave over word search puzzle containing racial slur
A teacher was placed on immediate leave Thursday after distributing a word search puzzle in a classroom at Boone County High School that included a “deeply offensive racial slur,” according to the district. “We wish to be unequivocally clear: There is NO place in our schools for language or actions that demean, intimidate, or marginalize […]
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Holmes High School marching band redefines tradition
Junior Abdul Haseeb raised his white-gloved hands over a field of students and their instruments shining beneath the Friday afternoon sun. “Next week is our first big show in many weeks,” Haseeb told the group. “And we’re gonna rock it,” he shouted. “5-6-7-8!” the group shouted back before music pierced the air. The Holmes High […]
