Fayette County Public Schools to approve $58.4 million contract for new RISE STEM Academy
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Fayette County Public Schools (FCPS) Board is slated to approve a $58.4 million contract on Thursday for the construction of the new RISE STEM Academy...
State rep criticizes FCPS for administrator pay ‘additives’
LEXINGTON, Ky.–Republican State Rep. Matt Lockett, who represents Nicholasville and a portion of southern Fayette County, has criticized the Fayette County Board of Education for allocating significant additional funds...
Is UK entering the post-faculty era?
North of Center I attended the University of Kentucky for seven years during the early Aughts while earning my PhD in American Literature. At the time, the school was...
Rose Revival: A Challenge for School Equity
Equitable schools are crucial for providing the world-class education that Fayette County Public Schools envision for all students. Speaking as an advocate for social change in our education system,...
Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic withdraws from University of Kentucky speaking event amid student concerns
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic, withdrew from a scheduled speaking event at the University of Kentucky (UK) Wednesday, citing a last-minute schedule change, amidst concerns...
Former Fayette County High School Teacher Sentenced to 30 Years for Production and Possession of Child Pornography
For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Lexington man, Kevin Daniel Lentz, 49, was sentenced on Thursday, by U.S. District Judge Karen...
Appalachian teachers say ‘intense’ challenges ahead for education in region
by Nadia Ramlagan, Public News Service Educators in Appalachian Kentucky said significant school disruption and remote learning during the COVID pandemic combined with the devastating flooding in the summer...
Transylvania University to sell baseball field in support of affordable housing development
Originally published by WEKU. A $2.8 million sale between Transylvania University and a group of Lexington banks will transform the school’s baseball field into an affordable housing development. The...
What Should Berea College’s New Student Union Centre Look Like?
By Ülvi Gitaliyev The Woods-Penniman Building, which used to house CPO and currently houses Public Safety and Center for International Education (CIE) is visited by many students, staff, and...
School Board approves one-year extension to Health Department’s contract for school nurses
LEXINGTON, KY — The Fayette County Board of Education has approved a $4 million contract to extend its collaboration with the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department for school health services...