Remake Learning Days Across America returns to Covington this spring in with family-friendly learning events designed to engage caregivers, parents and kids around the country. Organizations like the Kenton County Public Library and the Catalytic Fund are coordinating the festival, bringing together other regional organizations to host more than 100 events during the Greater Cincinnati […]
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NKU to honor graduates this weekend at 2022 commencement ceremony
More than 1,900 students will receive diplomas this weekend at Northern Kentucky University’s commencement ceremonies. Salmon P. Chase College of Law students will graduate Friday, May 6, and all other colleges will graduate Saturday, May 7. The law ceremony is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday; the ceremony for students in the colleges of education, arts […]
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Boone County selects new principal
Boone County Schools announced its new hire for Boone County High School principal.
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Square1 awards student scholarships and honors Thomas More University President
Square1 held its annual NEXT High School Final Pitch Event, providing opportunities for additional coaching, prizes and startup support to participating students. Three teams of stand-out students were selected by a panel of judges for top honors in the competition and as a result received scholarships to Thomas More University, including first-place, full-tuition scholarships, second-place […]
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Kentucky Transportation Cabinet encouraging motorcycle, bicycle safety
May is Motorcycle and Bike Safety Awareness Month in the Bluegrass state. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Office of Highway Safety is joining the Nation Highway Traffic Safety Administration to remind all road users to work together to help prevent crashes, injuries, and deaths on Kentucky roadways. “We’re entering the warmer months and that typically means […]
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NKU names Christina Roybal next vice president and director of athletics
Northern Kentucky University announced that Christina Roybal has been selected as the university’s next vice president and director of athletics, effective July 1, 2022. Roybal succeeds Ken Bothof, who announced his retirement earlier this year. NKU will introduce Roybal at a press conference on Thursday, May 5, at 10 a.m. at Truist Arena. Roybal comes […]
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Walton-Verona adds five new positions with emergency relief funds
Walton-Verona Independent Schools recently approved the addition of five new positions granted by ESSER funds. During the 2021-2022 school year, school districts across the U.S. have been determining the best use for ESSER (Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief) funds. The money is part of the $350 billion American Rescue Plan Act that was approved […]
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Bellevue Superintendent Robb Smith announces resignation
Bellevue Independent School Superintendent Robb Smith resigned his position in late March as superintendent to take a job with the Kentucky Association of Educational Cooperatives as the director of Deeper Learning. He will start his new job on July 1. Smith has been Bellevue’s superintendent for eight years. His fellow superintendents said they respect him […]
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How Open Enrollment bill ‘opens up the borders’ for schools
Ludlow Independent School Superintendent Michael Borchers talked to board members last Thursday night at the regular school board meeting about legislation that was passed in last year’s legislative session, in 2021, and signed into law, but not due to be in effect until July 1, 2022. It is called HB 563, or the Open Enrollment […]
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Notre Dame celebrates 100th birthday
Notre Dame Academy in Park Hills will host their annual festival on July 4th, from 1 to 6 p.m., as usual, but there will be a subtle, albeit important, difference this year. This will be the 100th year the sisters have held their festival. This incredible anniversary is heralded by the announcement that the city […]