Fayette County

6-year-old blinded by gun violence finds community in KSB and Future Healers

Four days before Christmas in December 2020, Cacy Roberts and her sons, Malakai and Kameron, were sleeping in their bed when someone shot several bullets into their Fayette County home. Malakai, now 6-years-old, was taken to the University of Kentucky Hospital to be treated for injuries to his head. A bullet missed his brain by two centimeters and rendered him permanently blind. He also has difficulty with his sense of smell and his ability to taste food like his favorite, cheese pizza.

By Audrie Lamb|2021-12-02T12:16:40-05:00December 1, 2021|

Kentucky FFA members excel at National FFA Convention

Kentucky FFA was well represented at the 94th annual National FFA Convention, which was held Oct. 27-30 in Indianapolis. More than 60,000 FFA members, advisers and guests attended the convention, which is the largest youth organization gathering in the United States.

By Staff|2021-11-18T15:27:11-05:00November 18, 2021|

Student Advisory Council recaps Kentucky Education Summit, mental health roundtables

Members of the Kentucky Department of Education’s Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council (SAC) praised the student voice that was included in the 2021 Kentucky Education Summit during their meeting on Nov. 17.

By Jacqueline Thompson|2021-11-17T16:22:11-05:00November 17, 2021|

GoTeachKY names 22 teacher ambassadors for 2022

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) announced Oct. 26 that 22 teachers from across the Commonwealth have been selected as ambassadors for 2022.

By Staff|2021-10-26T14:08:52-04:00October 26, 2021|

KBE approves 2022-2024 biennial budget request, sets annual goals

The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) approved the 2022-2024 biennial budget requests put forward by the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) during its regular meeting on Oct. 5.

By Jacqueline Thompson|2021-10-05T19:52:45-04:00October 5, 2021|

KWLA announces Outstanding Teacher, Outstanding New Teacher at conference

Tracy Rucker, a French teacher at Louisville Collegiate School, is the 2021 recipient of the Kentucky World Language Association (KWLA) Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award. He received the award on Sept. 17 at the KWLA Fall Virtual Conference.

By Alfonso De Torres Núñez|2022-05-09T08:56:07-04:00September 24, 2021|

Five Kentucky public schools named 2021 Blue Ribbon winners

The U. S. Department of Education named five Kentucky public schools as 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools based on their overall academic excellence.

By Jacob Perkins|2021-09-21T11:47:32-04:00September 21, 2021|

School districts awarded $75 million to upgrade local area vocational education centers

In another significant step forward in his Better Kentucky Plan creating jobs and opportunities in every corner of the commonwealth, Gov. Andy Beshear announced $75 million has been approved to go to Kentucky school districts to fund renovation projects at Local Area Vocational Education Centers (LAVEC).

By Staff|2021-09-01T16:42:37-04:00September 1, 2021|

Legislative committee considers KBE mask regulation, governor says it remains in effect

Commissioner of Education Jason E. Glass was joined by Kentucky Board of Education Chair Lu Young to testify before the Kentucky General Assembly’s Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee for nearly three hours on Aug. 17 regarding the KBE’s recently adopted emergency regulation requiring universal masking in schools.

By Jacob Perkins|2021-08-18T11:28:13-04:00August 17, 2021|

Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs announces Demo Day competition winners

There were 120 Kentucky students who attended the Governor’s Schools for Entrepreneurs (GSE) this summer and participated in an opportunity to pitch their business startup ideas at two competitive Demo Days on June 26 and July 24 at Northern Kentucky University (NKU). GSE was split into two sessions that ran from June 6-26 and July 5-24.

By Jacqueline Thompson|2021-08-10T14:24:42-04:00August 10, 2021|