The votes are in, and this week’s LINK nky Educator of the Week is Tara Connley, a teacher at Turkey Foot Middle School. Connley was nominated by Charlie Jordan because “I am nominating Ms. Connley because she is very helpful with math! She teaches math in very fun and engaging ways. I look forward to […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Educator of the Week
The LINK nky Educator of the Week contest recognizes and celebrates the incredible educators who go above and beyond for Northern Kentucky students every day. Each week, we will choose three nominees who have made an impact on their community and who represent a diverse mix of roles, grade levels, subject areas, school types and geographic locations. […]
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Villa Madonna students put physics to the test in cardboard boat race
At the sounding of a Viking horn, Villa Madonna Academy students shoved their life jacket-clad teammates in colorful cardboard contraptions off the banks of the school’s pond. Shrieks filled the misty Friday morning air as the entire student body, decked in rainbow colors, cheered on the student duos who paddled feverishly with cardboard oars. Within […]
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Highlands class on U.S. Constitution stirs civic engagement, dialogue
A trio of students crouch over their laptops in the hallway of Highlands High School considering a question rooted in constitutional law. The group was building its case for why states should be able to act as “laboratories” for social and economic policy before policies are adopted at the federal level, ahead of a practice […]
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‘Banned Books Week’ comes to Campbell County Public Library
Thousands of books faced attempted bans last year, and “Banned Books Week” is putting those titles back in the spotlight. The event takes place Sunday, Oct. 4 through Saturday, Oct. 10. The Campbell County Library Connections describes the event as a “joint effort between the American Library Association and the Banned Books Week Coalition; this […]
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Two of NKU’s residence halls go up for sale
Northern Kentucky University’s residence halls, Callahan Hall and Northern Terrace, are for sale. The university confirmed with LINK nky that the two vacant residence halls are up for sale. The listings follow an email to residents of NKU’s East Residential Village on March 20, informing them that their current housing option would no longer be […]
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Newport, Southgate gets funding for all-day childcare for preschoolers
Newport and Southgate independent school districts are expanding or sustaining full-day, year-round services for preschoolers with funding from EducateNKY. Since 1990, when Kentucky formally required public schools to offer half-day preschool for students eligible because of either family income or disability, more public schools have partnered with local providers to offer full-day childcare on their […]
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The LINK nky Educator of the Week: David Meyers
The votes are in, and this week’s LINK nky Educator of the Week is David Meyers, a teacher at Beechwood High School. Meyers was nominated by Michael Brinkman because “When I consider all of the strengths this award hopes to recognize, Dave embodies all of them. As a teacher, Dave holds his students to the […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Educator of the Week
The LINK nky Educator of the Week contest recognizes and celebrates the incredible educators who go above and beyond for Northern Kentucky students every day. Each week, we will choose three nominees who have made an impact on their community and who represent a diverse mix of roles, grade levels, subject areas, school types and geographic locations. […]
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Boone County students say racial slur in teacher’s puzzle was likely a mistake
Less than a week after a Boone County High School teacher was placed on leave for allegedly distributing a puzzle to students that contained a racial slur, some students are coming forward saying it was likely a mistake. On Sept. 24, the Boone County Schools issued a statement to the media that said “an inappropriate […]
