Schools within the Diocese of Covington will have required masking starting Tuesday, Superintendent of Schools Kendra McGuire wrote in a letter to parents on Friday. The decision follows a legal victory for some families at St. Joseph School in Cold Spring who went to court to protest Governor Andy Beshear’s mask mandate for all schools […]
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Op-Ed: Student Drawings Show Why Teacher Diversity Matters in Ky.
The following op-ed is written by Jason Glass, Kenton Education Commissioner About a year ago, someone from the Kentucky Education Association reached out to our office and asked if we would like to display the drawings our public school students did as part of their Difference Makers Art Contest. As those drawings were recently being […]
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Two NKY Educators Finalists for Ky. Special Ed. Teacher of the Year
Two Northern Kentucky educators are finalists for the Kentucky Education Department’s (KDE) 2021 Special Education Teacher of the Year award, which is sponsored by KDE’s Office of Special Education and Early Learning, and the Kentucky Council for Exceptional Children (KYCEC). Jennifer Packwood is a teacher at Newport High School, and Christy Pellerin is a teacher […]
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Ludlow Schools Set Increased Tax Rate, Address Learning Gap
The Ludlow board of education increased its tax rate by 1.7% in a vote last week. The old tax rate was $95.9 per $100,000 of assessed value. The new rate is $97.6 per $100,000 of assessed value, which is expected to yield approximately $92,000. Superintendent Michael Borchers gave the board an update on the improvements […]
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Bellevue Board Hears Mask Protests from Moms
This story has been corrected to remove a comment attributed to Superintendent Robb Smith that was originally included in the incorrect context. The Bellevue board of education listened to protests from three women over the requirement that students wear masks while in school. Governor Andy Beshear first issued an executive order earlier this month mandating […]
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Covington Board of Education Approves Tax Increase
The Covington board of education voted Thursday in a meeting at Holmes High School to increase its share of property taxes by 4%, the highest allowed under state law without going to voters for approval. District financial director Annette Burtschy offered a presentation showing that the current tax rate of 106.1 on a $100,000 property […]
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Op-Ed: Shop for More than Just School Supplies. Shop for Education.
The following op-ed is written by Andrew J. Vandiver, the president of EdChoice Kentucky. School is back in session. New classrooms, new supplies and new teachers bring a feeling of opportunity, and maybe a little anxiety too. Unfortunately for many families, this season is a reminder that their students—and thousands more like them across Kentucky—are trapped in a […]
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Op-Ed: Student Debt Relief Still Needed in Ky.
The following op-ed is written by Ashley Spalding, Research Director at the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. As another college year begins amidst a resurging pandemic, new Census data shows those struggling the most with student debt are also among the hardest hit by COVID-19’s economic impacts. Scholars and advocates continue to call for student debt […]
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Federal Judge Sides with St. Joseph Parents Halting Beshear’s Mask Order
This story has been updated. A federal judge on Thursday sided with a group of parents of students at St. Joseph Catholic School in Cold Spring temporarily blocking Governor Andy Beshear’s executive order mandating that face masks be worn inside all Kentucky schools and facilities. According to the Herald-Leader, the parents’ Covington-based attorney Brandon Voelker “said […]
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Covington Schools Receive Grant to Assist Students with Pandemic Trauma
From Covington Independent Public Schools At Holmes Middle School, one student said he could not concentrate while on line, another worried that he would not pass to 8th grade as he failed many classes, while yet another did not want to come back in-person classes. When school starts this week, a team of teachers and […]