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Valarie Honeycutt Spears

Lexington Herald-Leader

Staff writer Valarie Honeycutt Spears covers K-12 education, social issues and other topics. She is a Lexington native with southeastern Kentucky roots.

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LATEST FROM VALARIE HONEYCUTT SPEARS

Politics & Government

Beshear on GOP attack ads on trans athletes: ‘We don’t throw anybody under the bus’

Updated September 29, 2026 at 8:59 AM

Education

KY school bans drop-off of homework, books, lunch, kids forget at home. How common is it?

September 28, 2026 at 6:41 AM

Kentucky

Beshear opens KY Office of Music, cites Childers, Stapleton, Lynn and Monroe

Updated September 26, 2026 at 1:51 PM

Education

Equity Scorecard shows wide achievement gaps between Fayette schools, students

Updated September 25, 2026 at 1:54 PM

Education

Fayette elementary school cut child from run club. Attorney says it’s against policy.

September 25, 2026 at 9:57 AM

Education

KY school district cancels class for bus driver shortage. Should there be more state funding?

Updated September 29, 2026 at 8:24 AM

Education

KY teacher placed on leave after distributing word puzzle with racial slur

Updated September 25, 2026 at 6:09 AM

Education

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

Updated September 25, 2026 at 2:44 PM

Crime

First KY teacher prosecuted for grooming gets charged again after dismissal

Updated September 24, 2026 at 2:21 PM

Education

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

Updated September 24, 2026 at 9:42 AM

Education

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

Updated September 24, 2026 at 8:25 AM

Education

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

September 23, 2026 at 11:13 AM

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