Dr. Shamima Ahmed, a professor in the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program at Northern Kentucky University, has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award and will complete a project at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan. The goal of Dr. Ahmed’s project will be to exchange knowledge and […]
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Inner Cheerleader helps children throughout Kentucky build mental wellbeing
Inner Cheerleader is a free resource for all elementary schools in Kentucky to help build resilience in an ongoing pandemic climate. “Half of all social and emotional well-being conditions present themselves by the time a child reaches 14 but most cases remain undetected and untreated,” a news release said. “Research by RTT Method within UK schools […]
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Local family sponsors college scholarships for students with outstanding track records in community service
Due to the rising cost of college tuition, some productive high school students who aspire to attend college or trade school may have been dissuaded due to financial barriers. More than half, or 56%, of college students say they can no longer afford their tuition, according to a survey by OneClass. Lloyd Memorial High School […]
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Notre Dame Academy student wins prestigious caddying scholarship
There are 27 male and female caddies that have qualified for the Chick Evans Scholarship — 26 are from Ohio and one is from Kentucky. The lone Kentuckian recipient was Park Hills native Martine Hue. Hue is currently a senior at Notre Dame Academy and is a caddy for Kenwood Country Club in Cincinnati. She […]
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New Head Start Program Opens in Covington
A new Head Start location opened in Covington on Tuesday. The effort is a partnership between the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission (NKCAC) and the Life Learning Center at 20 West 18th Street. Head Start is an early childhood education program that provides services to children of low-income households. In an announcement, it was noted […]
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NKY Students Win Honors in State Adopt-a-Highway Art Contest
Multiple Northern Kentucky students were among the winners in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s 2022 Adopt-a-Highway Art Contest, in which young Kentuckians play an active role in promoting a clean environment. “One way we make a Better Kentucky is to make a cleaner Kentucky,” Gov. Andy Beshear said. “These students have done great work in using their […]
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Covington Latin Announces Largest Gift in School’s History
Covington Latin School announced the largest endowment matching gift in the school’s history this week. At Latin School’s Benefactors Appreciation Celebration on Monday, it was announced that the Clifford E. Kohlhepp Covington Latin School Endowment Fund was established. It honors Kohlhepp, a 1933 graduate. His six sons and grandson, also graduates, established the $2.5 million […]
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Boone Girl is Distinguished Student Recognized by Ky. Association for Gifted Education
A Boone County student was honored at the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort on Tuesday. Maddie Pidgeon, a 5th grader at Kelly Elementary School in Florence, was recognized as a distinguished student by the Kentucky Association for Gifted Education (KAGE). Governor Andy Beshear was slated to attend the ceremony. Pidgeon’s most significant project has been with […]
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Ludlow Schools Pull Together to Stay Open, Superintendent Says
Two members of the Ludlow board of education were quarantined from this month’s meeting due to COVID-19-related issues. Three members were still present, constituting a quorum, so the meeting went on. All local school districts have been impacted by the winter surge of COVID-19, propelled mostly, according to state and health officials, by the omicron […]
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Bulldog Virtual Academy Update Offered to Covington School Board
A report on the Bulldog Virtual Academy was presented to the Covington board of education this week. The academy, as noted in its name, provides remote learning opportunities. The program launched in August. Students signed contracts pledging to agree to its rules. The number of students was kept to a minimum because the instructors wanted […]