Hayley Dant and Sarah Webster, two Boone County teachers, have been named as ambassadors to the 2024-2025 cohort of GoTeachKY, along with 19 other teachers from throughout the state. “The mission of GoTeachKY is to ensure that all students across the commonwealth have equitable access to effective educators,” said an announcement from the Kentucky Department of Education. […]
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Newport Independent School District decreases deficit for final budget
The Newport Independent School District will send its final budget for review to the Kentucky Department of Education with a deficit of $987,930, after reducing the deficit by removing sick and vacation day line items and other areas of the budget.
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Parents in Kentucky could be liable for kids’ misuse of guns under Republican lawmaker’s plan
This story mentions suicide. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, call or text the suicide prevention lifeline at 988. A Northern Kentucky Republican will file a bill in the 2025 legislative session to hold parents and guardians civilly accountable for gun violence or misuse carried out by minor children in their care. […]
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Newport Independent School District faces $1.9 million deficit, board seeks solutions
Newport Independent School District is working to decrease its $1.9 million budget deficit before it is submitted to the Kentucky Department of Education, by cutting expenses and borrowing from the investment account.
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How did your child’s school rank compared to other NKY schools?
The Kentucky Department of Education released its 2023-2024 Assessment and Accountability results this week, which measures overall academic performance and preparedness at public school districts in the commonwealth. This is the second full year of Kentucky’s new accountability system, which was established in statute in 2020. The report measures student performance in various subject areas […]
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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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Cooper teacher honored with state achievement award
Hayley Dant, a teacher at Randall K. Cooper High School in Boone County, was selected as a recipient of a Kentucky Teacher Achievement Award. Dant was one of nine outstanding educators, and one of three high school teachers selected as a receipt. The judging was conducted by a panel of veteran educators from around the […]
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Kenton County superintendent appointed to Kentucky’s Local Superintendents Advisory Council
Dr. Henry Webb, the superintendent of Kenton County School District, has been appointed to the Kentucky Local Superintendents Advisory Council, pending ratification by the Legislative Research Commission, and will serve a four-year term.
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Making learning personal: NKY schools, state innovating student success
Public school students in Northern Kentucky and statewide take an annual state test before school ends in the summer. The test is given to students in grades three through eight and to high school students in grades 10 and 11 as one way — but not the only way – to measure how well students […]
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NKY teacher’s journey uncovers ‘magic’ in Kentucky classrooms
Magic is happening in classrooms in Northern Kentucky’s public schools, according to Boone County middle school teacher Kevin Dailey. He said he’s seen it firsthand. He found it in Zach Neal’s language arts and music classroom at Campbell County Middle School, where Mickey Mouse ears and Disney images fill the spaces between students’ work, Dailey […]
