Thomas More alumnus Stephen Wright was recently appointed to the University’s Board of Trustees. Wright will serve a three-year term as a member of the finance, business and capital planning committee, working alongside committee chair and trustee Lytle Thomas and committee liaison Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Thomas More Rick Rollino. “We […]
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Your public school district is proposing tax rates. LINK nky explains what you need to know.
Northern Kentucky public school districts are currently in the midst of their most broad-reaching annual duty: setting local tax rates. This year, school boards must both propose tax rates and then adopt those rates at a later meeting. Those decisions directly impact all taxpayers within a school district. For most, the biggest chunk of a […]
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Meet your superintendent: Walton-Verona Independent Schools
Walton-Verona Independent Schools Superintendent Dr. Dylan Smith’s new office has three distinct potted plants. Smith joined Walton-Verona on July 1 from Oldham County Schools, where he served as assistant superintendent for student learning since 2020. On Friday, Smith motioned to a cluster of healthy heart-shaped leaves in a ceramic blue pot. He rescued the plant […]
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Beloved Fort Thomas teacher dies at 82
Judith “Judy” Klappert Stephenson, a beloved fifth-grade teacher in Fort Thomas, died on Saturday at the age of 82. Originally from Pleasant Ridge, Stephenson lived in Fort Thomas for fifty years. She taught fifth grade at Ruth Moyer Elementary School for 25 years, where she was known among the students as “Miz S.” She earned […]
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U.S. 27 drivers face new school bus rules in Alexandria ahead of back-to-school season
School buses making stops along U.S. 27 will now bring traffic in both directions to a halt under a change to Kentucky law. The Alexandria Police Department is warning drivers of the new bus laws ahead of Campbell County Schools’ return to classrooms on Aug. 12. In the 2026 legislative session, lawmakers passed changes to KRS 189.370, […]
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Meet your superintendent: Newport Independent Schools
Newport Superintendent Matt Atkins has sported district swag for as long as he can remember. Hanging in his office is a homemade white baby sweater emblazoned with a Newport wildcat — the first evidence of the generational pride that drove him to lead his hometown district. Atkins has served the district for more than two […]
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Realities, innovation and pushback forefront at annual AI education summit
An Annual AI Summit for Educators this Tuesday left more questions than answers, as educators, students and current industry leaders weighed the realities of the rapidly developing technology against their ideals. Attendees and discussion leaders shared diverse and opposing thoughts, questions and strategies about how artificial intelligence can and should play a role in public school […]
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Meet your superintendent: Erlanger-Elsmere Independent Schools
Even while approaching his 27th year with Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District, Superintendent Matt Engel thought hard about taking the job. Engel was named superintendent in February, but assumed the role in July. Doing right by the schools and streets that raised him is something he takes seriously. “I’ve done life here,” Engel told LINK nky. […]
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Bellevue Schools open year with nearly renovated facilities
Bellevue Independent Schools students and families will return to school this year to three nearly completed facilities, after a year of renovation delays. LINK nky joined a Bellevue board of education work session on Wednesday for a tour of renovated athletic facilities — Leo Gilligan Field, Ben Flora Gymnasium — and Grandview Elementary School. Leo Gilligan Field […]
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Covington again bids for state Schools of Innovation exemptions
Covington Independent Public Schools is again seeking exemptions from certain state education rules under Kentucky’s School of Innovation Act, but this time for all of the district’s schools. Originally passed in 2025, the School of Innovation Act allows the Kentucky Board of Education to waive regulations for public schools in favor of customization, flexibility and […]
