This story originally appeared in the June 21, 2024 edition of the LINK Reader. To get stories like this first, subscribe here. Kentucky budgets more than a third of state funds for K-12 education, with both state government and local school districts – including all public school districts in Northern Kentucky – helping to fund […]
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Family engagement in K-12 education: a focus of EducateNKY
School districts in the river cities — and most everywhere else — frequently talk about something called family engagement. It’s more than running for school board or attending school-based decision making council meetings and sporting events. The Kentucky Department of Education calls it “families and school staff work(ing) together to support and improve the learning […]
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Early learning in the river cities: What’s happening, what’s needed?
Covington Independent superintendent Alvin Garrison testified in favor of full state funding for full-day kindergarten, but the state has not yet made it permanent under Kentucky law, and the state has not agreed to fund universal preschool.
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Fort Thomas Parent Recognized with Leadership Award
Larry Holladay is the recipient of the 2020 Beverly Nickell Raimondo Leadership Award. A Fort Thomas parent described as being “a fearless advocate for students and communities” is the recipient of the 2020 Beverly Nickell Raimondo Leadership Award from the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence. Larry Holladay “truly embodies Beverly’s spirit of a parent leader […]