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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

Education

Fayette County Public Schools bracing for $12 million tax shortfall

August 4, 2026 at 4:00 AM

Education

Fayette school budget ‘distorted,’ incomplete, inaccurate, Texas audit firm says

Updated August 4, 2026 at 9:03 AM

Education

See Fayette’s newest school, and the 6 others that are planned in the long-term

Updated August 3, 2026 at 12:37 PM

Education

KY school district bans metal water bottles, citing disruptions and safety concerns

Updated August 3, 2026 at 6:10 AM

Education

What will a Texas firm’s audit report of Fayette schools reveal on Monday?

July 31, 2026 at 5:22 PM

Education

Kentucky school safety officer says he was fired after reporting suspected child abuse

Updated July 31, 2026 at 10:29 AM

Education

Watchdog group accuses a Fayette middle school of letting church ‘proselytize’ students

Updated July 30, 2026 at 3:39 PM

Education

Lexington Catholic High, KHSAA won’t release report about prohibited tuition payments

Updated July 29, 2026 at 6:19 PM

Crime

KY school bus driver, two others indicted for federal child sex crime

Updated July 30, 2026 at 2:31 PM

Education

‘Menaced, taunted.’ Parents sue a KY school board after student dies by suicide

July 28, 2026 at 11:53 AM

Education

Fayette County schools paid $694,000 to local churches over 17 years. Here’s why.

Updated July 28, 2026 at 9:30 AM

Education

Former Lexington principal files lawsuit in Florida. He previously got $500K in Fayette

Updated July 27, 2026 at 7:50 PM

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