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A Southern Baptist relief organization recently hosted several aid efforts in Mississippi, including one at a church that helped to oversee a free dental care event.

Experts in the field of education have been warning leaders for years that shortages can be detrimental to students, educators, and the education system as

The Kentucky Senate has passed a top-priority bill to shift key school governance decisions to superintendents and away from school-based decision-making

There’s been some contention surrounding critical race theory in recent months, with 29 states filing legislation mandating how it’s taught, or even

The Rowan County Board of Education passed back-to-school guidance in a special called meeting Wednesday evening. The District will continue to do screening for symptoms at the door, practice social distancing and sanitizing of hands and surfaces, and require masking in all buildings.   Superintendent John Maxey says the guidance was created based on the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Centers for Disease Control, Kentucky Department of Public Health and the Kentucky Department of Educati...

Educator pay for 2020-2021 as reported to the Kentucky Department of Education. Teachers, principals and superintendents in northeastern Kentucky are largely paid below average for the state of Kentucky. Taking into account the ability of larger metropolitan areas to create outliers and skew averages, when the median is taken into consideration, local schools still trend lower than the rest, but the disparity isnt as large. The Kentucky Department of Education lists 171 public school districts ...

Central Kentucky is a geological island. Sitting atop a dome of limestone, its terrain gently rolls along like a series of offshore waves. Back roads crown the peaks and valleys

Shopper Blog: Pandemic frees ex-educator to turn out prize-winning art The Knoxville News-Sentinel 1 day ago Knoxville News Sentinel © Courtesy of Tracey Van Hook Joe Tate stands next to his painting “Paradise,” which won first place at the Dogwood Arts Spring Art Show. The octogenarian began painting a lot during the pandemic and now has a newfound passion. BEARDEN John Shearer, Shopper News The COVID-19 pandemic might have slowed down a lot of people’s lives either ...

Kentucky guardsman protects Capitol while teaching remotely Follow Us Question of the Day By VALARIE HONEYCUTT SPEARS and Lexington Herald-Leader - Associated Press - Saturday, April 17, 2021 MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Army National Guard Lt. Sam Whitehead is on assignment in Washington D.C., where, since the January attack on the U.S. Capitol, he has been on duty nearly round the clock. With the permission o...

Credit Rowan County Schools Schools across the commonwealth are planning to return to in-person instruction five days a week.  Rowan county superintendent John Maxey spoke with WMKY’s Leeann Akers as his district prepares to fully reopen. Listen