A recent survey of nearly 90 Covington Independent Schools employees found strong opinions and concerns about the district’s “Schools of Innovation” pilot, sparking conversation with the district’s board of education last Thursday. The Covington Education Association, a local affiliate of the Kentucky Education Association, created a survey last month and presented results to the district’s […]
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Covington holds community forum on Schools of Innovation pilot
Covington Independent Schools parents, alumni and community members are starting to imagine the district’s future since it gained access to $5 million and exemptions from state rules for innovative education initiatives. In August, the Kentucky Board of Education voted to designate all of Covington’s schools as part of the state’s “Schools of Innovation” pilot program […]
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Covington Independent Schools approved for ‘innovation’ pilot, funding
Covington Independent Schools has been given the green light to access a combined $5 million in public and private funding to back innovative education initiatives at all the district’s schools. But specifics around how the funding will be used and what those efforts will look like within a public school district remain undetermined. During an […]
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Covington again bids for state Schools of Innovation exemptions
Covington Independent Public Schools is again seeking exemptions from certain state education rules under Kentucky’s School of Innovation Act, but this time for all of the district’s schools. Originally passed in 2025, the School of Innovation Act allows the Kentucky Board of Education to waive regulations for public schools in favor of customization, flexibility and […]
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New ‘schools of innovation’ law can stir ‘stagnant’ education choices, senator says
What you need to know Kentucky lawmakers heard an update on a law passed earlier this year that allows school boards to apply for waivers for “schools of innovation” and subcontract their management to outside entities such as charter school operators. The discussion before the Budget Subcommittee on Education comes nearly a week after the Kentucky […]
