In a darkened room, Trinity Tillett pulls on a cat-shaped eye mask and headphones plugged into a small black device. The device, called a spirit box, jumps around, scanning different radio frequencies and producing words and fragmented phrases. Tillett relays what she hears back to a huddle of other Dayton Independent Schools students, which writes […]
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Meet your superintendent: Covington Independent Public Schools
Education is a value baked into Covington Independent Schools’ new Superintendent Cortnei Flucas’ bones. Flucas joined the district on July 1, hailing from her hometown of Indianapolis. Though raised there, Flucas spent summers in Mississippi with her grandparents for whom education was not a question. They saw it as an avenue to become a good […]
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Dayton Independent Schools adopts new tax rates, increasing revenue
Dayton Independent School District taxpayers will see changes to their property tax bills as the district generates 4% more tax revenue than last year. Dayton’s board of education voted to adopt new rates at an Aug. 26 regular meeting. Under new state rules, the district had to propose and advertise rates for two weeks before […]
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Dayton Independent may sue social media giants, and other school board news
Between all 13 school boards in Northern Kentucky there’s no shortage of decisions and discussions taking place each week. That’s where I come in, as LINK nky’s new education reporter, to keep an eye on and highlight some of the most notable actions from your local school board, and prime you for upcoming meetings, like […]
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Covington Independent Schools approved for ‘innovation’ pilot, funding
Covington Independent Schools has been given the green light to access a combined $5 million in public and private funding to back innovative education initiatives at all the district’s schools. But specifics around how the funding will be used and what those efforts will look like within a public school district remain undetermined. During an […]
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Walton-Verona Independent School District plans to retain property tax rates
Walton-Verona Independent School District taxpayers will likely not see any changes to their property tax rates, even as the district plans to generate more local revenue. The district’s board of education voted to propose upholding the current rates —111.8 for both real and personal property — at an Aug. 5 special meeting. That translates to $1,118 […]
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Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District proposes to retain property tax rate
Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District taxpayers will likely not see any changes to their property tax rates, even as the district plans to generate more local revenue. The district’s board of education voted to propose upholding the current rates —94.5 for both real and personal property — at an Aug. 13 regular meeting. That translates to $945 […]
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Meet your superintendent: Bellevue
Bellevue Independent Schools Superintendent Misty Middleton doesn’t want the district to celebrate improvement just once. “We want it to become part of who we are,” she wrote in an email to LINK nky. Middleton has set a high bar since joining Bellevue in 2022, bringing Grandview Elementary School out of the state’s comprehensive support program […]
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Boone County Schools proposes lower property taxes, more revenue
Taxpayers within Boone County School District may see lower property tax rates even as the district plans to generate more revenue than last year. Boone County’s board of education voted to propose new rates at an Aug. 13 regular meeting. Under new state rules, districts must propose and advertise rates for two weeks before the […]
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Beechwood proposes tax changes, revenue increase
Property owners within the Beechwood Independent Schools district may see changes to their property tax rates. The goal is to generate more local revenue for teacher salaries, which rank among the lowest in the region. Beechwood’s board of education voted to propose new rates at an Aug. 17 regular meeting. Under new state rules, districts […]
