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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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.
EducateNKY: ‘It’s not just about education’
EducateNKY, a new organization is focused on improving outcomes for all kids and their families by exploring and adopting innovative approaches to pre-K-12 education in Northern Kentucky, and has completed a landscape assessment to begin working on its five priorities: early learning, family engagement, mastery learning, exposure, and out-of-school-time and secondary options.
EducateNKY announces governing board
EducateNKY has launched its vision to address systemic change in education throughout Northern Kentucky. Created by the OneNKY Alliance and led by recently hired President/CEO Tim Hanner, the start-up nonprofit has established an infrastructure to move forward, including the announcement of its Governing Board: In addition to finalizing its governing board, EducateNKY has taken these […]
EDUCATE NKY announces president, CEO
EDUCATE NKY, an organization created to focus on student outcomes in underperforming districts, announced Wednesday that former Kenton County Schools superintendent Tim Hanner will be the nonprofit’s president and CEO. “EDUCATE NKY calls for deliberate strategy development, policy alignment and innovative education strategies that drive the future success of our students and their outcomes,” said […]

