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.
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Judge: School board violated Open Meetings Law over mask requirement
Campbell County Circuit Court Judge Julie R. Ward has ruled the Campbell County Board of Education violated the state’s Open Meetings Law at four of its board meetings held between August and September of 2021 because of a mask requirement. She required the board to pay damages and attorney fees to one of the plaintiffs, […]
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Public invited to explore careers in the skilled trades at Erlanger job fair
The Building Industry Association of Northern Kentucky will host a career exploration and job fair for the skilled construction trades Wednesday, June 8 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the company’s headquarters at 2751 Circleport Drive in Erlanger. The public is invited to attend. “This is a unique event in that it is exclusively geared […]
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Three NKY students added to state education department advisory council
Three Northern Kentucky high school students are among the seventeen from across Kentucky’s public school districts to be named to the 2022-2023 Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council at the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE). Established to allow student feedback on critical issues impacting students and schools, the council connects students with KDE staff to develop ideas to strengthen student voice and transform education. The group meets regularly […]
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Newport students are school’s first to complete Early Graduation program
Brianna Stubbeman has been a Newport High School student for two years. Jadyn Cruz has been going for three. Both graduated Saturday under Kentucky’s Early Graduation program. “I am glad I am one of the first to do the early graduation program because the process will be easier to do for others,” Stubbeman said. “The first time […]
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As state requires police in schools, city and school board consider costs
The new requirement through a state law adopted this year that all local boards of education place a school resource/police officer at each of its campuses was a topic before the Taylor Mill city commission last week. The conversation followed the latest deadly mass shooting at a U.S. school when 21 young students and teachers […]
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Covington Schools teachers, employees to receive 5 percent raises
Raises are coming for Covington Independent Public Schools employees for the 2022-2023 school year. The Covington board of education approved a 5 percent raise for both certified and classified school employees during Thursday night’s school board meeting. The only exception to the raises is for school employees who received a $4,000 or higher mid-year market […]