Scott Johnson has taken me up on my request for a final appeal to voters and wants your vote for re-election to the school board: In my first term, I have researched the SEEK funding formula and documented that the state share of our budget has declined 20%, (to 36%) while the local share has […]
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“Learning Pods” at Moyer Elementary
No, this isn’t the new mobile home park in Fort Thomas – only the newest in classroom technology in Fort Thomas. The trailers (or, uh, ‘learning cottages’) have been parked behind Moyer since the end of the school year. While trailers have been a fixture at Woodfill for the past few years they appear to […]
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Woodfill Being Demolished at 8AM Wednesday
With the nice new wing nearly completed that runs perpendicular to Fort Thomas Ave it is time to make way for the wing that runs paralell to the Avenue. The demolition of these remaining buildings (originally built in 1922 and 1950’s) will occur in the morning to make way for the construction of the rest […]
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Fort Thomas Schools Update – Tennis & Funding Formulas
It is likely that the state will complete passage of a new two year budget. This is big news for a couple of reasons including difficulties getting a budget passed during the regular session because of concerns about how to close a rather large budget gap and big differences between the parties on how to […]
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Fort Thomas Making National News
First, a big congratulations to the Fort Thomas Independent Schools for making the Forbes list of the Top 25 School districts in the nation. The only other area district to make the list was Mason schools just up I-71. Most of the top 25 schools were located in the Northeast but Fort Thomas made the […]
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Kentucky State Politics & Fort Thomas Impacts
My last post focused on local races but I would be remiss to not at least mention the races for the state house. Both the local state senator and local legislator are up for re-election this November. The stakes are high in this election as well. By way of a brief summary here are few […]
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Fort Thomas – A Growing Community?
Recent news from the Enquirer about over crowding at Moyer is just the latest indication that population in Fort Thomas is not decreasing as census numbers would indicate. The article mentions the rationale given by Fort Thomas Schools that younger families moving into the area and replacing older families is the cause for the over […]
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School Lunches & Fort Thomas Independent Schools
As I read a recent issue of Time magazine I came across an article on school lunches and I was reminded of some of the changes that have occurred with school lunches within the Fort Thomas Independent School District. There has been a lot of attention lately to the potential negative impact on student health […]
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Highlands Football Gets National Praise
All the major sports news outlets are singing the praises of the Bluebirds only a few short days after their big win over St X. Here are links to the major services: USA Today – Highlands moves up to #23 Rivals – Highlands at #20 (one of only 2 teams in the top 25 with […]
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Ruth Moyer Rain Garden
On Saturday, July 11th a group of Fort Thomas residents gathered at Ruth Moyer to install a rain garden in front of the Ruth Moyer front steps. You may be familiar with this area by the caution tape that generally surrounds it as it is prone to standing water after large rains. The group of […]