Source: Fayette County Public Schools

Cumulus Media partners with Fayette County Public Schools for the “Stuff the Bus!” supply drive, with an in-person donation event Saturday at Paul Miller Ford. The initiative seeks backpacks, notebooks, writing supplies, and other classroom essentials for students ahead of the Aug. 12 school start date.

Kentucky senior center Coleton Price earned preseason Rimington Trophy watch list honors after transferring from Baylor, joining teammate Lance Heard in receiving national recognition on the heralded ‘Big Blue Wall’ under new coach Will Stein.

University of Kentucky interior design students have created trauma-informed design proposals for The Nest’s childcare spaces, with their work informing future renovations at the Lexington nonprofit’s historic facility.

Kentucky’s School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council reviewed a first draft of new assessment and accountability regulations on July 21, as part of implementing House Bill 257, which shifts the state’s accountability system to focus on individual student growth instead of year-to-year changes in group metrics.

Lexington’s Public Safety Operations Center will perform scheduled phone maintenance on August 10 from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., affecting administrative lines but not 911 emergency services.

WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services plans to award a $150 million contract to a small Texas firm — with no specialty in immigration law and run by a former Trump official — to provide legal services to tens of thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children, according to a Wednesday pre-published notice…

University of Kentucky researchers are launching a three-year study to investigate whether alfalfa’s natural compounds can help cattle overcome fescue toxicosis, a condition costing the beef industry $2 billion annually in the Eastern U.S.

The Kentucky United We Learn Council met July 24 to discuss implementation of House Bill 257, which restructures the state’s assessment and accountability systems to emphasize individual student growth and local community input in defining school quality.

Kentucky Department of Education officials presented proposed amendments to the state’s assessment and accountability regulation to the Local Superintendents Advisory Council on July 28, implementing changes from House Bill 257 that shift focus to individual student growth rather than year-to-year accountability indicator changes.

Kennedy announced an organ donation agency decertification in Lexington, sparking Reddit speculation; residents debated pricey Chevy Chase neighborhood homes, tenant rights after an accidental flood, pricey local cafe menus, and Asian market ramen selections.