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...
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...
Judge rules Kentucky’s charter school law unconstitutional
by McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern A Franklin Circuit Court judge on Monday struck down a law allowing charter schools in Kentucky, ahead of an expected effort in next year’s legislature to...
School board reconsiders privatizing school nurses. For now.
by Paul Oliva, The Lexington Times LEXINGTON, KY — Fayette County Public Schools (FCPS), in a crucial pivot, is now negotiating to extend its longstanding contract with the Lexington-Fayette...