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Janie Slaven | CJ After months of meeting with limited attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pulaski County Board of Education returned to their normal seating arrangement allowing for public attendance. Pictured from left are Superintendent Patrick Richardson, Board Chair Cindy Price, Vice-Chair Dr. Rebekah Branscum, Patty Edwards, Laura Carrigan and Daphne Tucker. The Pulaski County Board of Education is moving ahead with plans to accommodate students seeking a supplemental school year. In their regular meeting on Tuesday evening, school board members approved the requests of 263 ...

Supt. Kyle Lively It’s an opinion surely shared by many in this area already, but one now backed up by one of the nation’s most noteworthy periodicals. Pulaski County is home to some of the best high schools in the state. All three public high schools in the area — Somerset Independent, and Pulaski County and Southwestern from the county school district — were ranked in the top 30 in Kentucky, according to the latest rankings by U.S. News and World Report.  This isn’t unusual — local schools have frequently fared well compared to their Bluegrass peers in the a...

Richardson As the school year moves closer to the finish, the Pulaski County Board of Education is preparing to help some students with a "do-over."  Senate Bill 128, also known as the Supplemental School Year Program, allows K-12 students the chance to retake and/or supplement schoolwork during the 2021-2022 school year. Districts would have access to federal funds to remedy pandemic learning loss in creative ways and to help all students get back on track academically. According to the new law's timeline, applications are due by May 1 and must by approved or denied by June 1. Board...

Patrick Richardson Kentucky's 30-day legislative session came to an end Tuesday with a number of bills impacting education -- some more controversial than others. Among those bills making news is House Bill 258 -- creating a "hybrid" pension tier blending defined benefit and contribution components for new Kentucky teachers hired starting in 2022. It would mean that teachers hired starting next January would be required to contribute more toward their retirement benefits. The bill would not affect teachers already enrolled in the retirement system. Opponents said the measure would hamper effo...

Cars stopped, drivers waving out the window. Car horns honked. Signs were held aloft.