Northern Kentucky University’s Haile College of Business announced a new partnership with SCMS Group of Educational Institutions (SCMS) in Kerala, India. The memorandum of understanding, signed Monday, will enable students of SCMS to enroll in the Haile College of Business’s master of business administration (MBA) program as well as its undergraduate degree programs. Under this […]
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Scott principal calls proposed change in SRO funding a ‘poor decision’
Scott High School Principal Caralyn Stewart voiced her displeasure over changes to an agreement that addresses how school resource officers are paid for. Her remarks happened at the Taylor Mill city commission meeting last week. Previously, the city and the Kenton County board of education split the cost of placing officers at Scott and Woodland […]
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Bellevue Schools tap Williamstown’s leader as next superintendent
The Bellevue board of education announced Thursday that Misty Middleton was named the next superintendent of Bellevue Independent Schools. Middleton currently holds the same position at Williamstown Independent Schools in Grant County. She replaces Robb Smith who departs on July 1 after eight years on the job. Smith is joining the Kentucky Association of Educational […]
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Kentucky legislator raises concerns with Reading Recovery Program
A popular reading program used to help young students struggling to read is facing national criticism, and on Tuesday, Kentucky legislators talked about it with reading experts in Kentucky. “It’s my estimate that we spend at least $30 million of taxpayer dollars a year for Reading Recovery, teacher salaries, and training,” said Rep. Tina Bojanowski […]
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Newport High School names new principal
Newport High School has a new principal. Tim Grayson, who previously served in an administrative role as the director of facilities and transportation for Newport Independent Schools, will take over leadership of the high school for the next school year. He has three decades of experience in education as a teacher, principal, and administrator. “Tim […]
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Gateway awarded grant for lineworker program
Gateway Community and Technical College received a $25,000 grant from Duke Energy Foundation to support its 16-week lineworker training program. The technical college, located in Florence, is home to the only 16-week lineworker training program in the Commonwealth, according to a press release from Gateway. The certificate allows students to enter the field as line […]
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Kentucky legislators grapple with how to avoid a teacher shortage
Will Kentucky soon face a teacher shortage? It’s a question the Kentucky legislature is faced with as they confront a daunting 42,000 teachers who could be at risk of leaving the profession. The Interim Joint Committee on Education met Tuesday morning and listened to testimony about the possibility of a shortage from Dr. Jason Glass, […]
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Schools brace for hunger gap as federal waiver expires
School districts are bracing for an increase in hungry students as the sun sets on a waiver that has provided free meals for the last two years.
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Highlands students gather in call for gun reform
“I should be writing my college essay, not my will.” “Schools are for learning, not lockdown.” “Mental illnesses are global. Mass shootings are American.” “Books not bullets.” “Not a single kid has died in a mass reading, yet they’re banning books instead of guns.” Highlands High School students advocated for gun reform during a protest […]
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Photos: Holmes High School Class of 2022 commencement ceremony
Holmes High School’s Class of 2022 received its diplomas on Friday evening on the football field at Tom Ellis Stadium in Covington.
