Northern Kentucky has a long history of supporting education and celebrating the vital role that educators, businesses and community partners play in ensuring students are ready for the future. Continuing this tradition, the Northern Kentucky Education Council is hosting the 2022 Excellence in Education Celebration on April 27 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at […]
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Northern Kentucky Educators weigh in on education legislation
Last week, House Bill 9, which is legislation to fund charter schools, was pulled from the House Education Committee. It leaves minimal time for the bill to potentially move through the legislature, but it’s still very possible. Dr. Randy Poe, Executive Director, Northern Kentucky Education Council, keeps up with the legislation that is going through […]
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Duke Energy gives $150K to local STEM programs
Three organizations in Northern Kentucky are receiving a combined $45,000 for STEM and environmental education from the Duke Energy Foundation.
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Grant County Middle School teacher honored with Gold Star Award for outstanding impact on students
It was a packed house at the Grant County Middle School Gymnasium in Dry Ridge Wednesday afternoon. A special education teacher at the school was honored with the Gold Star Teacher Award at a surprise all-school special assembly. “This teacher has always gone above and beyond for her students to make each one feel loved […]
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Kentucky Teacher Retirement System did not have the 2nd largest investment in a Russian bank
The Public Pension oversight board heard testimony from the Teachers’ Retirement System of Kentucky on Monday, just days after the pension was found to have sold off shares in a Russian bank before the invasion of Ukraine. But the pension was never the second-largest shareholder in Sberbank, said Beau Barnes, deputy executive secretary and general […]
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Community partners pave way for Thomas More University as leader in area workforce preparation
Thomas More University recently partnered with e-commerce giant Amazon to participate in the Amazon Career Choice program. Amazon hourly employees can take courses that work toward any Thomas More program or badge they wish with tuition waivers provided by the company in an effort to promote career success and strengthen skills in the area’s workforce. […]
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NKU professor gets Fulbright Specialist award
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 […]
