The Ignite Institute will host the Northern Kentucky Education Council and Northern Kentucky Cooperative Education Services’ Fall Convening event for 2025. “This gathering is about more than education policy—it is about economic resilience,” according to a press release from the NKY Education Council. “Education remains Northern Kentucky’s strongest asset for driving today’s economic development and […]
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Boone County student ends her four years in high school with a Bachelor’s degree
For the past four years, thousands of high school students across the Tri-State have been working hard to get their diplomas. For one local student, that work was doubled. Ignite Institute senior Hajar Elayyadi is about to receive her high school diploma. But earlier this month, she obtained another diploma — a bachelor’s degree in […]
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NKU sponsors Ignite Students for national educators conference
Northern Kentucky University’s College of Education is supporting future educators by sponsoring a group of young scholars as they travel to the Educators Rising National Conference in Orlando, Florida, this summer. The college presented a $6,000 check to students at the Ignite Institute on May 1 to help fund their experience at the national conference for […]
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NKU conference inspires students to pursue careers in education
NKU is helping to address the teacher shortage by hosting a conference for local high school students interested in pursuing a career in education, with 330 students participating in sessions on lesson planning, American Sign Language, and AI.
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Nontraditional programs pave new paths for students
This story originally appeared in the Aug. 23, 2024 edition of the LINK Reader. After graduating from high school, Agnes Vanderputten wasn’t sure about the next step in her journey. Vanderputten attended Our Lady of Assumption Academy, a small parochial school outside Walton. She knew she wanted to attend college but wasn’t sure what she […]
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State of our schools: What’s working, how can we improve?
This story originally appeared in the Aug. 23, 2024 edition of the LINK Reader. Matt Baker has seen big changes in Northern Kentucky public education in his six years as superintendent of Walton-Verona Independent Schools. As with all change, some is positive and some is not. A dichotomy has developed in the region, with school […]
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Boone County student robotics program fights for continued facility use amid program review
PiBotics FRC 3814, a robotics competition team that operates out of Ignite Institute, packed the Boone County Schools Board of Education meeting to advocate for continued facility use in the face of a program reevaluation from the Boone County School District.
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New school, similar to Ignite, discussed for River Cities
Ignite Institute is the only public school of its kind in Northern Kentucky. Students must apply to attend the career-based regional school on the former Toyota campus in Erlanger. Only 250 to 300 new students are admitted each year to learn skills in engineering, biomedical and allied health, design, computer science and education. However, the number […]
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Beshear at Ignite Institute: This is our time to be an economic leader
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear visited the Ignite Institute in Boone County to promote his $1.1 billion education plan, which includes teacher raises, student loan forgiveness plans for teachers, and universal pre-K.
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Boone County Schools buildings receive energy efficiency recognition
Five Boone County Schools buildings have received energy efficiency honors. The recipients of the 2023 Environmental Protection Agency Star designation are Burlington Elementary School, Longbranch Elementary School, Kelly Elementary School, Ballyshannon Middle School and Ignite Institute, officials said. Energy Star-certified building recognition represents proven, verified superior energy performance over a 12-month period, according to the […]