Wayne Lewis launches student ambassador program
Surrounded by Louisville student activists, Education Commissioner Wayne Lewis announced a statewide initiative to encourage student-led education service projects Sunday. Called the Student Ambassador Initiative, Lewis is asking for student groups to pitch ways they’re promoting the importance of education in their communities. The...
Kentucky school-level councils may lose principal selection power
Kentucky’s school-based decision-making councils may lose a key power and a protection under proposed legislation revising the groups’ structure and rules. SBDMs, groups made up of parents, teachers and a school administrator, control most school-level decisions, including selecting curriculum, textbooks and personnel decisions. Under...
JCPS racial equity plan passes, but may amp up in future
JCPS Superintendent Marty Pollio speaking at a community forum last summer. | Photo by Olivia Krauth Two hours after the local school board made history by swearing-in two board members of color — a first since the late 1970s — it unanimously passed a...
Sullivan agrees to forgive $1.7 million in loan debt
In a settlement with the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office, Sullivan University has agreed to forgive $1.7 million in debt for 668 students who attended Spencerian College. Spencerian finalized its merger with Sullivan and the Sullivan College of Technology and Design in June 2018. The students...
#KYGA19: Eight education items to watch
With educators watching closely as a growing political force, Kentucky lawmakers will likely tackle several items impacting education in the 2019 legislative session. Requests topping legislative wish lists from education and business councils include charter school funding, a solution to Kentucky’s pension shortfall and...
The end of ‘college or career.’ How JCPS is reinventing school
Southern High School senior Tritt Love-Holland stood in a Louisville industrial machine shop, removed a fist-sized metal part from a milling machine and then measured to make sure the component met specifications of the customer, the Wonka Candy Co. It was a typical Monday...
In special session, deja vu for Kentucky teachers
Months after massive protests over a surprise pension reform bill, Kentucky teachers found themselves in a nearly identical situation Monday night. Dozens of them met in Frankfort to protest a sudden special legislative session called by Gov. Matt Bevin solely to vote on pension...
Apple Patch becomes Pillar, opens new high-tech center
Apple Patch, a nonprofit organization that provides support for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, has had a busy year — it celebrated 30 years in business, changed its name to Pillar and opened its new community engagement center in Crestwood Station. The 8,000-square-foot center...
JCPS principal sues district over discrimination
This post has been updated. A Jefferson County Public Schools principal is suing the district over what she described as years of degrading behavior from a JCPS official as she worked to fix a “nightmare” of a school situation. Kerrick Elementary Principal Lawanda Hazard...
JCPS to launch $1M summer learning program
To further combat its achievement gap, Jefferson County Public Schools plans to invest $1 million in a summer learning initiative in 2019. Tentatively called “Backpack League,” at least 1,500 students entering grades three through six will get an extra month with a teacher to...
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January 15, 2019
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