Northern Kentucky University announced earlier this month that Jeremy Alltop was named the university’s next vice president for administration and finance/chief financial officer. Alltop will join NKU on July 1. “The vice president for administration and finance will use a strategic and entrepreneurial resource management mindset to help our university thrive in an unpredictable economy. Jeremy has the unique and qualifying expertise to […]
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Redwood announces Abilities Award recipients
Redwood recently announced the recipients of its Celebration of Abilities Awards. The nonprofit focuses on serving children and adults with “severe and multiple disabilities,” and the awards ceremony highlights people and organizations for their ability to impact the community, according to a press release from the organization. Redwood CEO Sharon Fusco said the awards “recognize, […]
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New scholarship fund awards $4,000 to local students
Eight scholarships of $500 each were recently awarded to high school students at Boone County High School and Cooper High School, marking the first class of recipients of the Carlotta Family and Friends Scholarship Fund.
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Northern Kentucky-based company Sikanai creates program that re-envisions plagiarism detection
Be honest. Have you ever paid someone to write a paper for you while in college? Before technology advanced, this may have looked like handing a friend $20 and telling them to give it their best shot. Nowadays, people called ghostwriters are paid by students to write things like papers and speeches that students can […]
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NKU business school announces partnership with Indian educational institution
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 […]