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Kentuckys Republican voters head to the polls today to cast their ballots in the primary election, where they will decide who will run against Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear in this falls gubernatorial race. Kenneth Williamson, Hopkinsville resident and organizer, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth said resources are available online to help voters navigate voting day. "If people dont know anything about the candidates, or polling locations or rides to the poll or anything like that,...

These are the political players thriving in the City of Brotherly Love.

The new transition team will lead a variety of committees focused on things like student achievement and community engagement.

Recognizing the most powerful educators in Pennsylvania.

The event was held by the community college to honor Octavius V. Catto and the first round of students to graduate under an Octavius Catto Scholarship.

WHYY By Johann Calhoun, Chalkbeat Philadelphia July 28, 2021 Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite would like to see a K-16 education cycle that would help students succeed in college. (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY) This story originally appeared on Chalkbeat Philadelphia. Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite joined community college leaders Wednesday to discuss the long-term educational impact on students of color whose final years of high school were disrupted by the pandemic. The Cente...

"Hes really making some strong statements about the value of education and investing in young people," he said. Higher education leaders were particularly heartened by Bidens plan to boost the Pell Grant, even if the maximum amount of the federal financial aid grant, currently $6,495, wasn’t doubled as many had hoped. Across HBCUs, about two-thirds of students are Pell eligible. Nearly 75 percent of the students at Dillard are eligible. The proposed funding in the Biden plan comes at a time ...

Of the students who made it through four years, 95% are graduating with both a high school diploma and an associate’s degree. Parkway Middle College students also have the option to graduate with another kind of career certification. The program reduces some of the financial burden that usually comes along with attending a university. The students ideally only have to pay for two years of school to earn an undergraduate degree. About 52% of the middle college students come from low-income hou...