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Joseph Boggs, who has hearing and vision problems, used a Braille display device connected to his iPad. Joseph, 13, has grown confident with technology thanks to training by the Kentucky Deaf-Blind Project.

Kentucky Deaf-Blind Project helps Lexington boy master the technology he needs

Joseph, a seventh-grader at Bryan Station Middle School, has been working with the Kentucky Deaf-Blind Project and using technology to deal with hearing and vision problems.

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EDUCATION

Fayette public schools plan to cut family resource center directors' hours

The Fayette County Public Schools plan to slash work days for 42 directors of the district's family resource centers next year because of continued government funding reductions.
EDUCATION

LaRue County High School principal is hired as Garrard County superintendent

Garrard County Schools Thursday announced the hiring of LaRue County High School principal Paul Mullins as Garrard superintendent.
EDUCATION

Oregon administrator chosen to lead Southeast Community, Technical College

F. Lynn Moore will lead Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College as president, the school system announced Thursday.
EDUCATION

Ed Jones no longer principal of West Jessamine High School

Ed Jones is no longer principal at West Jessamine High School, but Jessamine County Superintendent Lu Young said Thursday she cannot discuss the reason why until an ongoing personnel action is finished.
NEIGHBORS

Education notes: May 15

Education news of interest in Central Kentucky.
EDUCATION

Concerns raised about religious meeting

The head of Jefferson County Public Schools has sent out a reminder to staff about rules regarding religion in the curriculum after a meeting that sparked some concern.
EDUCATION

University of Kentucky moves forward with 3 more dorms holding 1,610 beds

The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees approved the next phase of new dorm construction on campus Tuesday, allowing UK to move forward with three new dorms at the old Cooperstown complex near W.T. Young Library.
EDUCATION

University of Kentucky to buy campus of Lexington Theological Seminary

The University of Kentucky will buy the Lexington Theological Seminary's 7-acre campus on South Limestone for $13.5 million, officials announced late Monday.
RESTAURANTS

K-Lair, iconic University of Kentucky eatery, set for demolition

The signs for K-Lair, a popular University of Kentucky dining spot for 52 years, were removed Monday in preparation for demolition. The building that housed the eatery is to be replaced by a dormitory.
FAMILY

Settled in its new home, Berea's New Opportunity School for Women gears up for a new session

The New Opportunity School for Women, in Berea, focuses on low-income middle-aged women from Appalachia, many of whom married young, became young mothers and lack the skills and education needed to raise themselves from poverty.