Last week Newport and Dayton boards of education approved their working budgets, while Covington’s board approved an agreement to generate career and educational opportunities with a company that could have plans to relocate its headquarters in the city. Keep reading for more details about what happened last week and what’s on the table this week […]
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Boone County has Kentucky’s only public middle school mariachi band
With their bows resting beside them, Rector A. Jones Middle School violinists began plucking the instrument beneath their chins with their fingers. A batch of trumpet players followed, before students cradling large ornate wooden guitarróns and smaller folk-style guitars called vihuelas, began strumming. Eventually, the ensemble will blend to produce the song “Atotonilco” by Juan […]
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Covington holds community forum on Schools of Innovation pilot
Covington Independent Schools parents, alumni and community members are starting to imagine the district’s future since it gained access to $5 million and exemptions from state rules for innovative education initiatives. In August, the Kentucky Board of Education voted to designate all of Covington’s schools as part of the state’s “Schools of Innovation” pilot program […]
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Covington to investigate additional regulations, safety protocols around e-bikes, scooters around schools
Covington Mayor Ron Washington has directed city staff to investigate possibly implementing additional safety protocols and regulations of e-bikes and scooters, especially in and around school zones. Washington stated at this week’s meeting of the Covington Board of Commissioners that the idea was broached to him by Covington School Board Member and former City Commissioner […]
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Boone County High School teacher placed on leave over word search puzzle containing racial slur
A teacher was placed on immediate leave Thursday after distributing a word search puzzle in a classroom at Boone County High School that included a “deeply offensive racial slur,” according to the district. “We wish to be unequivocally clear: There is NO place in our schools for language or actions that demean, intimidate, or marginalize […]
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Thomas More’s Biology Field Station wins grants for research and conservation
Thomas More University’s Biology Field Station, a university research and educational facility along the Ohio River in Campbell County, has received two major grants. The first is a roughly $194,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for research advancement. The second is a $7,500 from the National Wildlife Federation and Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom […]
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The LINK nky Educator of the Week: Robert Durstock
The votes are in, and this week’s LINK nky Educator of the Week is Robert Durstock, a teacher at Twenhofel County Middle School. Durstock was nominated by Candace Gasper because ” Mr. Durstock has been an educator for 15 years. He has dedicated his career to teaching children everyone’s least favorite subject— math! He makes […]
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Camco Chemical donates $15,000 to TradesNKY manufacturing program
Camco Chemical, a Northern Kentucky-based chemical manufacturer, has donated $15,000 to TradesNKY to support the development of a curriculum tailored to middle school students. TradesNKY is a nonprofit that provides skilled trades education to students in Northern Kentucky. The grant, made through the Rolfes Family Fund at the Horizon Community Foundation of Northern Kentucky, will […]
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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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Holmes High School marching band redefines tradition
Junior Abdul Haseeb raised his white-gloved hands over a field of students and their instruments shining beneath the Friday afternoon sun. “Next week is our first big show in many weeks,” Haseeb told the group. “And we’re gonna rock it,” he shouted. “5-6-7-8!” the group shouted back before music pierced the air. The Holmes High […]
