New legislation filed ahead of the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly session in January would make state funding available for the entire cost of full-day kindergarten. The bill, co-sponsored by State Rep. Ed Massey (R-Hebron) would make the funds a permanent state expenditure. Massey announced his cosponsorship of the legislation pre-filed by Rep. James Tipton (R-Taylorsville) […]
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Covington Schools Increase Substitute Teacher Pay
The Covington board of education voted unanimously Thursday to increase the daily rate of pay for substitute teachers in the school district. Many districts are struggling to find substitute teachers, so Covington Independent Public Schools will now offer $200 per day, up from the previous daily rate of $135. “Much like many school districts, Covington […]
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Dayton Board of Ed. Chooses New Member; District Incentivizes Staff Vaccinations
The Dayton board of education added a new member this week. The board met Tuesday night to select a replacement for longtime board member Rosann Sharon, who died in July at 68. The board members voted to select Julie Buemi Cline. Cline will attend the October meeting to be sworn in. Cline is a lifelong […]
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Op-Ed: Private School Tax Credit Program at Odds With Kentucky’s Constitution
The following op-ed is written by Anna Baumann, deputy director at the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy The framers of Kentucky’s constitution made crystal clear the state’s responsibility to provide for a system of common, public schools across the commonwealth. And in 1989 the Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed that obligation and said funding inadequacies at […]
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Op-Ed: Why I Voted Against Covington Schools’ Tax Increase
The following op-ed is written by Covington board of education member Tom Haggard. On August 26, with little public fanfare, the Covington Board of Education voted 4-1 to raise taxes for property owners throughout the city. While many governments were choosing to protect our fragile economic recovery and leave tax rates the same or even […]
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After More than Two Years, Newport Schools Finds Its Spanish Teacher
The Newport Independent School District filled a Spanish teacher position that had been open for more than two years. The district announced Monday that it has hired Beatriz Granados Molina to teach grades eight through 12. Granados Molina, a native of Ciudad Real, a small town near Madrid, Spain, previously taught those same grades in […]
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Kenton Co. Students Get Jumpstart on Aviation Opportunities
The Kenton County School District (KCSD) and Cincinnati State Technical and Community College have teamed up to offer opportunities for fifteen high school juniors interested in pursuing careers in aviation maintenance technology and to become certified drone pilots in the process. Earlier this week, KCSD Superintendent Dr. Henry Webb joined Cincinnati State President Dr. Monica […]
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NKY Middle School Wants Students to Stop Barking and Wearing Collars
A Northern Kentucky school posted to social media to alert parents of students dressing like dogs and barking at each other. Camp Ernst Middle School, part of Boone County Schools and located in Burlington, posted that educators there have made observations “regarding some behaviors and trends we are noticing that are different from prior years.” […]
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Gateway, NKU Join Miami, Cinci State in “Moon Shot for Equity”
Four local institutions of higher education joined a national initiative designed to close equity gaps within regional cohorts of two- and four-year colleges and universities by the year 2030. Northern Kentucky University and Gateway Community & Technical College joined with Miami University and Cincinnati State Technical and Community College in announcing their joining the “Moon […]
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NKY Education Programs Receive Funding from Duke Energy
The Duke Energy Foundation announced $217,500 in grants for education programs across the Cincinnati region including four in Northern Kentucky. Most of the funding for the 16 local grantees is aimed at reversing academic declines due to recent in-person learning gaps among K-12 students across Greater Cincinnati, a news release said. This includes the common […]
