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 […]
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Nonprofit EducateNKY gets $500K donation to boost Northern Kentucky education
United Way of Greater Cincinnati has donated $500,000 to EducateNKY, a Northern Kentucky education nonprofit, to support its mission of improving education outcomes and workforce readiness in the region.
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OneNKY Alliance urges community leaders to drive systemic change
The OneNKY Alliance is encouraging business leaders and community stakeholders to participate in initiatives to promote systemic change within the region, and has unveiled the OneNKY Connector Trail project, a 31-mile trail featuring both paved and natural surfaces, to connect the region’s destinations.
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OneNKY Alliance Summit to focus on regional unity and connectivity
The OneNKY Alliance Summit is focused on providing Northern Kentucky business and community leaders with the opportunity to learn about the organization’s various initiatives, including the OneNKY Center, EducateNKY, and Breathe Easy NKY, as well as updates on the NKY Regional Identity effort.
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EducateNKY donates over $80k to Covington schools for Family Resource Centers
EducateNKY has donated $81,200 to Covington Independent Public Schools to increase resources for their Family Resource and Youth Services Centers, which help district families overcome various barriers to education.
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EducateNKY launches assistance program at local schools
EducateNKY, a group of local leaders and volunteers, provided hands-on support to Covington Ninth District Elementary and Newport Intermediate schools, welcoming students, assisting with lunch cartons and guiding students to classrooms.
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Nontraditional programs pave new paths for students
This story originally appeared in the Aug. 23, 2024 edition of the LINK Reader. After graduating from high school, Agnes Vanderputten wasn’t sure about the next step in her journey. Vanderputten attended Our Lady of Assumption Academy, a small parochial school outside Walton. She knew she wanted to attend college but wasn’t sure what she […]
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State of our schools: What’s working, how can we improve?
This story originally appeared in the Aug. 23, 2024 edition of the LINK Reader. Matt Baker has seen big changes in Northern Kentucky public education in his six years as superintendent of Walton-Verona Independent Schools. As with all change, some is positive and some is not. A dichotomy has developed in the region, with school […]
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EducateNKY hires Calvo as new CEO, Haggard joins as VP
A local education nonprofit working for change in Northern Kentucky is making a few changes internally. EducateNKY announced Tuesday that its consultant, Cheye Calvo with C Squared Strategies in California, will become the nonprofit’s president and CEO, taking the reins from Tim Hanner, a former Kenton County Schools superintendent who has served as EducateNKY president/CEO […]
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Family engagement in K-12 education: a focus of EducateNKY
School districts in the river cities — and most everywhere else — frequently talk about something called family engagement. It’s more than running for school board or attending school-based decision making council meetings and sporting events. The Kentucky Department of Education calls it “families and school staff work(ing) together to support and improve the learning […]
