Although there were transportation delays, transportation times for students were almost identical to last year’s first day and even a few minutes faster.
When a school bus driver shortage hit the commonwealth’s biggest district, everyone knew the first day of class could a little more unpredictable than usual.
It’s been a rough couple of years for Jefferson County Public Schools, from COVID to a mass exodus of teachers and the unrelenting number of guns at schools.
For some students, they met their teacher for the first time. For others, they met their bus driver for the first time. But what if their teacher was also their bus driver?
Drivers who do not stop for a school bus with its stop sign out and lights activated face a minimum penalty of $100 and could also face a penalty on their driving record.
Due to a shortage, JCPS bus routes may often require a second run in the mornings and afternoons to pick up students from bus stops not covered in a first run.
On Friday, Superintendent Dr. Marty Pollio said the district has been doing everything it can to fill in the gaps, because they anticipated these problems.
In recent weeks, the school district congratulated 11 new principals. Five of the principals are black and all five saw their posts deleted by Facebook.
The Jefferson County Board of Education on Tuesday approved new health guidance recommendations for the upcoming school year starting in less than a month.
This is the district’s first review of school assignments in 40 years and creates an opportunity for better schools closer to home and better access to magnet schools.
Option 9, that is available to candidates who have not obtained a bachelor’s degree and will not allow for temporary or provisional certification while completing the route.
A Jefferson County District Judge has granted a temporary injunction against a senate bill that would have restricted administrative powers of the Jefferson County school board.
Their physical education program is back after 15 years, thanks to their new teacher Abbas Sattar-Shamsabadi, who's been working to build the program back from the ground up.
University of Louisville teachers and students are teaming up with the Kentucky School for the Blind so they can both learn something from history and one another.