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Education

KY teacher placed on leave after distributing word search including racial slur

The Boone County teacher has been placed on leave after giving students a word search that included a racial slur

September 24, 2026 at 5:09 PM

Crime

First KY teacher prosecuted for grooming gets charged again after dismissal

Updated September 24, 2026 at 3:21 PM

Education

KY middle school softball players find hidden camera in a bathroom, police say.

September 24, 2026 at 2:43 PM

Education

Fayette schools, UK illegally withheld public records, attorney general finds

Updated September 24, 2026 at 10:42 AM

Education

Performance management has a compensation problem

Updated September 24, 2026 at 1:18 PM

Education

KY superintendent surrenders license in connection to 2021 ‘man pageant’

Updated September 24, 2026 at 9:25 AM

Education

Kentucky auditor ‘nearing completion’ on Fayette schools’ exam amid money crisis

September 23, 2026 at 12:13 PM

Education

KY judge strikes law keeping Fayette school board chair, a teacher, from serving

Updated September 23, 2026 at 10:34 AM

Education

Want to follow Fayette County schools’ financial corrective action plan? Here’s how

Updated September 22, 2026 at 2:16 PM

Education

Sweating it out. Lexington high schools’ air conditioning on the fritz, students say

September 22, 2026 at 1:27 PM

Education

UK approves $337M for hospital expansion. What will it go toward?

September 22, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Education

Fayette County principals warn about dangerous game played by high school students

September 21, 2026 at 9:51 PM

Education

FCPS approves Interim Superintendent Bradford’s contract. Here’s what it says

September 22, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Education

Fayette County schools hires KY school boards association for superintendent search

September 22, 2026 at 6:00 AM

Education

Fayette County school board passes $751.6 million general fund budget. What was cut?

September 21, 2026 at 8:25 PM

Education

One of Kentucky’s biggest figures in coal thinks data centers will bring lots of jobs

September 21, 2026 at 9:56 AM

Education

Where dedication pays: Jobs with the biggest earning upside

Updated September 21, 2026 at 9:12 AM

Education

Beshear appoints familiar Democratic allies to UK board of trustees

Updated September 19, 2026 at 2:32 PM

Education

Fayette County schools refused to pay company working on magnet programs, lawsuit says

Updated September 19, 2026 at 8:22 AM

Fayette County

Section of major UK campus road to have sidewalk, lane closures starting Monday

September 18, 2026 at 1:38 PM

Education

US moves up in PISA test score rankings because other countries are doing worse

Updated September 18, 2026 at 9:12 AM

Education

KY mother banned from school property reaches settlement with district, ACLU says

September 17, 2026 at 4:46 PM

Education

What measures are Fayette County schools taking against extreme heat?

September 17, 2026 at 12:21 PM

Education

UK installs AI face scanners at some buildings for secure access

Updated September 16, 2026 at 11:15 AM

Education

UK installing AI scanners that take ‘facial signatures’ at some buildings. Here’s where

Updated September 16, 2026 at 10:30 AM

Education

KY teacher placed on leave after distributing word search including racial slur

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