Beechwood High School English Teacher Molly Seifert has been named one of nine teachers in the commonwealth and the only teacher in Northern Kentucky to receive the 2027 Kentucky Teacher Achievement Awards from the Kentucky Department of Education. All nine teachers, including Seifert, will be put in the running for the 2027 Kentucky Teacher of […]
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‘We’ve put in a lot of work’ | State assessment shows improvement for Holmes High School
Holmes High School is celebrating a big milestone. Kentucky’s Department of Education released the report cards for the 2024-2025 school year, and the school has moved up in performance level assessment. “I’m very proud,” Holmes junior Angelee Lesniak said. Lesniak said she’s had to deal with her school not having a great reputation in the […]
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School ratings released: Find out how your district did
Click here to jump straight down to the ratings. The Kentucky Department of Education released its 2024-2025 Assessment and Accountability results this week, which measures overall academic performance and preparedness at public school districts in the commonwealth. This is the third full year of Kentucky’s new accountability system, which was established in statute in 2020. […]
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Local measures balance learning, testing
KSA. ACT. SAT. NEAP. The list of standardized tests students may take through their lives goes on and on. Although they’re often a source of anxiety for students, standardized tests have their benefits. Ideally, they offer a predictable, fair way to measure academic performance, regardless of differences in students’ lives. Yet many districts and even […]
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Some schools must pivot after $10M in expected funding denied
Some Kentucky school districts are being forced to pivot after more than $10 million in expected COVID relief funding for projects was denied. These denials follow another round of unexpected denials of relief funding in March. Though some projects – including two in Boone County – weren’t on the chopping block for federal COVID-19 relief […]
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Kentucky school officials ask to extend federal COVID relief payouts for planned projects
The Kentucky Department of Education has requested a funding extension for projects in 13 public school districts that are in jeopardy if the federal government continues to halt future payments of pandemic relief funds. In a Friday press release, Kentucky Education Commissioner Robbie Fletcher said KDE hopes the U.S. Department of Education approves a deadline […]
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Kentucky legislature moves to implement Make America Healthy Again
The Kentucky legislature is moving to incorporate the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” principles in the commonwealth. On Tuesday, members of the Senate Families and Children Committee unanimously — and with bipartisan support — passed a resolution to establish the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Kentucky Task Force. The task force would be composed of […]
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Kentucky schools could face $40 million ‘shortfall,’ says state education commissioner
The Kentucky Department of Education is predicting a “funding shortfall” of about $40 million in state support for local school districts. In a weekly letter to colleagues released Tuesday afternoon, Education Commissioner Robbie Fletcher wrote that KDE is predicting the shortfall for funding in the 2024-25 academic year, after “a detailed review of preliminary data.” […]
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Data breach impacts 910 students, parents in Fort Thomas Schools
Fort Thomas Independent Schools announced on Tuesday a data breach that exposed sensitive personal information of students and parents. The school district sent a letter on Thursday to families and staff about the security breach. According to the letter, the breach happened from a phishing attack identified by the Kentucky Department of Education in December […]
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Ludlow High School receives award for college readiness
Ludlow High School in Kentucky has been recognized with the College Success Award for their success in preparing graduates for college and post-secondary success.
