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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

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

High School Sports

Lexington Catholic High School president out after self-reported KHSAA violations

Updated July 24, 2026 at 7:08 AM

Education

What new cuts will Fayette schools make? And other questions amid budget uncertainty

July 22, 2026 at 4:31 PM

Education

Sharp words aside, Fayette school finance head cites ‘gratitude’ when retiring.

Updated July 25, 2026 at 9:48 AM

Education

Acting Fayette Schools superintendent will earn an extra $312.49 per day in new role

Updated July 21, 2026 at 9:52 AM

Education

Ex-Fayette schools financial head says he is not responsible for budget problems

Updated July 20, 2026 at 6:38 PM

Education

Fayette Schools documents show $17.8M budget deficit, but it’s ‘not final’

Updated July 18, 2026 at 11:38 AM

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