Schools districts and other organizations throughout Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati have already begun announcing closures. LINK nky’s content sharing partner WCPO has a handy list, which you can view directly by clicking the hyperlink below. The list is updated regularly.
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Bridging the gap: how parents, schools in NKY are building community together
April Draine moved to Northern Kentucky with her husband and three kids in April 2022. It was the second big move her kids had been through in a few years, so Draine was dedicated to being a bridge between her kids and their new schools. Right away, Draine felt welcomed into the Ryle community, where […]
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Schools help students by helping families succeed
Schools across Northern Kentucky are listening, building relationships and acknowledging parents’ or guardians’ importance in their strategies to help children succeed. “If we want true partnerships between families and schools, we have to redesign systems that invite families in on their own terms,” said Cheye Calvo, president of EducateNKY. “That means shifting from doing to […]
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NKY districts consider how to implement new phone regulations
It’s official: Students are banned from using their phones during class time across the state. This occurred following the passage of Kentucky House Bill 208 in March, sponsored by several Northern Kentucky Representatives, which states that district boards of education must pass a policy that “at a minimum, prohibit a student’s use of a personal […]
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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 school districts may benefit from ‘real estate growth relief’ in state budget
Northern Kentucky has experienced fluctuations in property values that factor into school funding. Retiring Ludlow superintendent Mike Borchers has seen the impact in his independent school district. “The last (assessment) we generated 4% revenue and still dropped our tax rate by 12 points,” Borchers told LINK nky. “The property value went up so high we […]
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Kentucky Department of Education releases school report cards
Kentucky’s School Report Card data was released Tuesday, showing a range of school performance across Northern Kentucky. “The accountability results in the school report card are only one measure of school performance,” Kentucky Department of Education Interim State Commissioner of Education Robin Fields Kinney said. “A failed test score does not provide, by itself, a […]
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Ballyshannon teacher selected for state fellowship program
Ballyshannon Middle School Unified Arts – Technology teacher Leslie Dillon has been selected for the 2023-24 Kentucky Department of Education Innovation Teachers Fellowship program. Dillon is one of ten teachers selected from a pool of statewide applicants who are a part of the KY Innovative Learning Network member districts, officials said, adding the network is […]
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NKY Moms for Liberty protest speaker at Kentucky Library Association conference
American Library Association President Emily Drabinski’s participation in a state library conference in Florence drew protestors on Friday. A group of Northern Kentucky Moms for Liberty members stood on the sidewalk in front of the Hilton Cincinnati Airport Hilton Hotel entrance, displaying signs representing opposition to what they deemed American Library Association policies. Drabinski, a […]
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Purchases made at Ohio McDonald’s restaurants will benefit NKY school sports
Twenty percent of all Ohio purchases made through the McDonald’s app on Oct. 6 will be donated to several high school sports programs throughout the Greater Cincinnati Region, including 11 schools in Northern Kentucky, listed below. Called the High School Sports Digital Fundraiser Day, the event was created by local Ohio franchise owners. All schools […]