U.S. Sen. Rand Paul told the NKY Chamber Tuesday that a gradual increase in the full Social Security retirement age to 70 over the next 20 to 30 years could “fix two-thirds of the problem” facing the program’s sagging reserves. Kentucky’s junior senator indicated support for bucking up the entitlement program by gradually increasing the […]
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Even with SEEK, school funding has clear winners, losers
This story originally appeared in the June 21, 2024 edition of the LINK Reader. To get stories like this first, subscribe here. Kentucky budgets more than a third of state funds for K-12 education, with both state government and local school districts – including all public school districts in Northern Kentucky – helping to fund […]
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Proposed school choice amendment battleground comes to NKY
The battle lines on public funding for private education are officially drawn in Northern Kentucky, where forces rallied against a proposed school choice amendment in Newport on Thursday. A Protect Our Schools KY rally at Newport High School brought together dozens of public school stakeholders who oppose amending the state constitution to allow lawmakers to […]
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NKY Chamber says no new B2B sales tax expansion ‘best part’ of 2024 revenue bill
An expansion of Kentucky’s 6% sales tax to a new list of services was conspicuously left out of a state revenue bill passed by Kentucky lawmakers last spring, and the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is pretty happy about it. Tami Wilson, Vice President of Public Affairs for the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, championed […]
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Kentucky has a ‘moonshot’ for improved school accountability. Just don’t expect changes right away
Kentucky education officials are working on a reimagined school accountability system to ensure every public school student in the state is learning what they need to learn. But it will take some time to launch it — potential approval of the new (or maybe just improved) system is still about two years away. Kentucky Department […]
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Free English language classes through Gateway expand to Covington
English language learners come to Northern Kentucky from over 20 countries. When they get here, many find their way to Gateway Adult Education in-person or online classes. In fact, Gateway Adult Education director Gina DeWard told LINK nky that English language students make up a whopping 75% of the agency’s adult education population. “We have […]
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You asked about this year’s school choice amendment. Here’s what we learned
Northern Kentuckian Cathy Volter supports Kentucky’s public school system. She made that clear last week on LINK nky’s Facebook page when LINK asked readers to comment on whether or not Kentucky needs the school choice amendment that will be on the ballot this fall. Amendment 2 is the ballot measure. If approved by voters, it […]
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Making learning personal: NKY schools, state innovating student success
Public school students in Northern Kentucky and statewide take an annual state test before school ends in the summer. The test is given to students in grades three through eight and to high school students in grades 10 and 11 as one way — but not the only way – to measure how well students […]
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NKY teacher’s journey uncovers ‘magic’ in Kentucky classrooms
Magic is happening in classrooms in Northern Kentucky’s public schools, according to Boone County middle school teacher Kevin Dailey. He said he’s seen it firsthand. He found it in Zach Neal’s language arts and music classroom at Campbell County Middle School, where Mickey Mouse ears and Disney images fill the spaces between students’ work, Dailey […]
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Kentucky’s GED pass rate reaches 79%, aiming for 85%
Kentucky is ahead of the nation when it comes to the percentage of students passing the GED, state lawmakers heard Tuesday. But state education officials say more progress is needed. The state had a 79% pass rate for the GED (general educational development) in fiscal year 2023 compared to a pass rate of 75% nationally, […]