Education
Education
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MERLENE DAVIS
Merlene Davis: Step team builds school pride, self-esteem
The Tates Creek High School step team, formerly called The Untouchables, is an extracurricular activity that gives some students a reason to connect with their school, just as an academic team or a drama club can.
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EDUCATION
Find out how many students receive free or reduced lunches in your district
Use this form to search for the percentage of students at your child's school who received lunch benefits in 2008 and how much it has grown in the 2011-12 fiscal year.
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EDUCATION
States with the highest percentages of students eligible for free-and-reduced lunches as of 2009-2010
The most recent numbers available for comparisons among states are from 2009-2010. Kentucky, with 55 percent of students eligible for free and reduced price lunches, was tied with Alabama and California.
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EDUCATION
UK programs help first-generation college students
A University of Kentucky's initiative expands an effort to help first-generation college students. It helps mentor them academically and socially, makes sure they meet and talk with professors, and guides them through the unique challenges that face those who aren't familiar with the culture of ...
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BUSINESS
Lexington tech company iHigh poising itself to be ubiquitous
Unless you are, or know, a teen playing sports, you might never have heard of iHigh, although it has been around for more than a decade.
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EDUCATION
Condition of Jessie Clark 8th-grade player upgraded to fair Wednesday
A Jessie Clark Middle School student was upgraded from serious to fair condition early Wednesday after collapsing during a baseball drill Monday afternoon.
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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Hundreds of students rally against Ky. higher education cuts
College students from all over the state rallied in Frankfort on Tuesday to protest proposed cuts to higher education spending.
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DAILY BUSINESS REPORT
Lexington Catholic to offer horse-related curriculum
Beginning next fall, Lexington Catholic High School will offer a four-year Equine Academy for students to learn about Central Kentucky's horse industry.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Jessie Clark 8th-grader critical Tuesday after collapsing
A Jessie Clark Middle School eighth-grader who collapsed during baseball conditioning at Lafayette High School late Monday afternoon was in critical condition Tuesday morning at the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, according to a hospital spokeswoman.








