Schools across Northern Kentucky are listening, building relationships and acknowledging parents’ or guardians’ importance in their strategies to help children succeed. “If we want true partnerships between families and schools, we have to redesign systems that invite families in on their own terms,” said Cheye Calvo, president of EducateNKY. “That means shifting from doing to […]
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Initiatives aim to give NKY children a strong start
When Angela Duncan participated in a Covington walking tour designed to help families work with their young children on reading and learning, she loved it so much she contacted the city about having one in her neighborhood. “When COVID happened, we got one of the passports, and we would drive around to the different A […]
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Chronic absenteeism in NKY schools: a continuing struggle
School attendance is improving in Ludlow Independent Schools two years post-pandemic, superintendent Mike Borchers tells LINK nky. The river city district’s average attendance rate now hovers between 94 and 95%, he said this week. But progress hasn’t been easy. Like many districts in Kentucky, Ludlow – a small district of approximately 780 kids – struggled […]
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EDUCATE NKY announces president, CEO
EDUCATE NKY, an organization created to focus on student outcomes in underperforming districts, announced Wednesday that former Kenton County Schools superintendent Tim Hanner will be the nonprofit’s president and CEO. “EDUCATE NKY calls for deliberate strategy development, policy alignment and innovative education strategies that drive the future success of our students and their outcomes,” said […]