News Briefs
A federal investigation into the alleged misuse of a $694,000 U.S. Department of Education grant is having ramifications for college and public school administrators in three states.
September 23, 2008
Kentucky isn’t shooting to be No. 1 in education—or even in the Top 10—but for a state that consistently ranked near the bottom in almost all public school metrics nearly two decades ago, officials would see reaching the Top 20 as a considerable improvement.
September 15, 2008
Gov. Beshear warned lawmakers in his State of the Commonwealth address that Kentucky will have to trim its budget to overcome a projected shortfall.
January 29, 2008
The candidates are Mitchell D. Chester, Barbara F. Erwin, and Richard La Pointe.
April 23, 2007
The recently concluded 2007 legislative session in Kentucky offered little in the way of education initiatives, although lawmakers approved a $4.1 billion K-12 budget for fiscal 2008.
April 10, 2007
Gov. Ernie Fletcher proposed an extra $7 million for the state’s Math Achievement Fund.
February 13, 2007
The Jefferson County, Ky., school district, set back by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling invalidating its student-assignment plan, is exploring other remaining legal avenues in its bid to maintain racially integrated schools.
November 12, 2007
Kentucky, Virginia, Mississippi, and New Jersey are among the states that could be affected.
November 8, 2007
Kentucky and Mississippi also will select their governors in the 2007 electoral season.
October 25, 2007
Many educators are recommitting themselves to strive for racial diversity in K-12 education, but the court's decision has left them speculating about which tactics will withstand legal challenges.
Updated: January 17, 2008
