The NKY Food Support Fund is a new fund created to help neighbors and students in need affected by the ongoing government shutdown and the disruption of federal SNAP benefits. Created by the Horizon Community Foundation, the fund is mobilizing quickly to provide immediate relief by utilizing partnerships and systems developed during the pandemic. Through […]
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Newport Schools receives check to support family resource center
Newport Independent Schools received a check for $30,800 on Wednesday night. EducateNKY Vice President Tom Haggard presented the check at the school’s Oct. 22 board meeting. The money will support the school’s family resource and youth services centers. EducateNKY is a regional nonprofit focused on improving educational outcomes from prenatal through high school. Check out […]
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Planning grant helps kick off Read Ready Dayton
Read Ready Dayton is an initiative aimed at improving kindergarten readiness and reading skills throughout the city. It’s part of a broader regional effort, promoted by EducateNKY, a nonprofit dedicated to improving education outcomes throughout Northern Kentucky. With the inclusion of Southgate Read Ready earlier this month, all the river cities have signed onto the […]
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Southgate approves Read Ready program
Southgate has joined other river cities in adopting a Read Ready program designed to promote literacy and kindergarten readiness for children throughout the city. Community members packed the city council meeting on Wednesday night to show support for a resolution to create the program, part of an initiative supported by EducateNKY. Led by the city, […]
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Bridging the gap: how parents, schools in NKY are building community together
April Draine moved to Northern Kentucky with her husband and three kids in April 2022. It was the second big move her kids had been through in a few years, so Draine was dedicated to being a bridge between her kids and their new schools. Right away, Draine felt welcomed into the Ryle community, where […]
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NKY districts fight growing teacher shortage
Hannah Edelen pursued teaching because she wanted to make a difference in children’s lives. Edelen is a former social studies and language arts teacher at Holmes Middle School in Covington, something she said she always found personally fulfilling. Edelen, who taught in the post-pandemic academic landscape, said the global health crisis exacerbated growing trends around […]
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Read Ready Newport targets stronger start for city’s youngest learners
With just 34% of river city children entering kindergarten ready to learn, Newport is continuing to work on its new Read Ready Newport effort to give its youngest learners a stronger start. Last month, the city of Newport announced its partnership with Newport Independent Schools on an initiative called Read Ready Newport, aimed at improving […]
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‘We’ve got to step up’ Newport launches ‘Read Ready’ effort to boost kindergarten readiness
The city of Newport is taking steps to help improve kindergarten readiness. The Newport City Commission adopted a resolution for a new initiative called Read Ready Newport, aimed at making learning resources more accessible and meeting families where they are. “We have tried many times over the years to recognize that those kiddos are my […]
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EducateNKY announces new early learning champion
During a regional summit Wednesday focused on early learning, EducateNKY announced their new vice president of early learning and family power. Jenny Watson is an educational leadership consultant based in Boone County and previously was the assistant superintendent for learning support services at Boone County Schools. Watson will be in charge of connecting local programming […]
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Federal funding freeze, now rescinded, causes confusion in NKY: ‘uncertainty and chaos’
Anxiety and confusion. Those are the emotions Northern Kentucky nonprofit and education leaders are feeling after President Donald Trump’s budget office announced an order Monday freezing spending on federal grants, which a federal judge then blocked until Feb. 3, only for the administration to rescind the the order Wednesday. The memo sent from Trump’s budget […]
