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Education

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Local

Metropolitan College celebrates its 25th Anniversary.

Metropolitan College celebrates 25 years of helping students

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By WAVE3.com Staff
Metropolitan College celebrated a milestone Thursday.

Education

University of Louisville (UofL)

UofL, Bellarmine see increase in enrollment, diversity

Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 5:30 PM EDT
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By WAVE Staff
UofL said this year’s class is the largest and most diverse the school’s ever seen while Bellarmine said it's the largest class since 2018 and its most diverse ever.

Education

Classes at Woodland Elementary School will resume as normal Monday

Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 1:57 AM EDT
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By Julia Huffman
Woodland Elementary School said classes will return with normal, in-person instruction on Monday, Sept. 18.

Kentucky

BAVEL, an acronym for Barren Academy of Virtual and Expanded Learning, has developed in Barren...

Kentucky’s first fully-online school marks 20 years in Barren County

Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 7:34 PM EDT
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By Brennan Crain
The Kentucky Department of Education has recognized BAVEL as the state’s first comprehensive virtual school offered by a public school system.

Education

JCPS provides update on Early Childhood Program

Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 4:36 PM EDT
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By Quenton Robertson
All JCPS Early Childhood locations will open on Monday, Sept. 25. The program was previously delayed while the district was working through transportation challenges earlier in the school year.

Local

Fern Creek High School celebrated its 100th year anniversary on Friday.

Fern Creek High School celebrates 100 years of community education

Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 3:26 PM EDT
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By Quenton Robertson
School officials said every team and member of the school got involved in the festivities.

Kentucky

The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) named Robin Fields Kinney as interim state commissioner...

Board names interim commissioner of Kentucky Department of Education

Updated: Sep. 14, 2023 at 2:18 PM EDT
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By WKYT News Staff
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) named Robin Fields Kinney as interim state commissioner of education during a special meeting on Sept. 14.

Education

The Kentucky Department of Education recognized 22 teachers for their work in the classroom....

Kentucky Department of Education honors 2024 teachers of the year

Updated: Sep. 13, 2023 at 4:45 PM EDT
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By Sean Baute
One of the award winners teaches in JCPS and is also a Louisville Metro Council member.

Kentucky

Dr. Cady Short-Thompson was selected as Northern Kentucky University's seventh president on...

Northern Kentucky University names its seventh president

Updated: Sep. 13, 2023 at 11:00 AM EDT
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By WAVE Staff
Dr. Cady Short-Thompson will start her new leadership role in October.

Kentucky

Photo Courtesy: KCTCS

Finalists announced for KCTCS President search

Updated: Sep. 12, 2023 at 7:06 PM EDT
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By Cameron Aaron
On Tuesday, Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) Board Chair Barry Martin announced finalists for KCTCS President.
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Louisville Metro

Healthcare professionals come to JCPS football games to give medical care in real-time

Updated: Sep. 1, 2023 at 5:23 PM EDT
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By WAVE Staff
Through a partnership with KORT physical therapy, both physicians and athletic trainers are present on several sidelines during football games,

Clark County

Clarksville teacher saves student from choking

Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 3:43 PM EDT
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By WAVE Staff
When a student began choking on a Jolly rancher in class, teacher Kyle Hankins strung into action.

Indiana

IU Southeast reports increases in student enrollment as 2023-2024 academic year begins

Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 10:44 AM EDT
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By Michael Caldwell
There are more undergraduate and graduate students taking courses.

Kentucky

Kentucky’s first fully online public school opens for first year

Updated: Aug. 29, 2023 at 10:55 PM EDT
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By Jeremy Tombs
The Kentucky Virtual Academy just logged on for its first day on August 9, but Principal Sallie Johnson says their enrollment is already taking off.

Louisville Metro

All JCPS students now eligible for free breakfast, lunch

Updated: Aug. 28, 2023 at 9:45 AM EDT
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By WAVE Staff
This is because the Community Eligibility program has been extended to three additional schools.

JCPS Transportation

Students forced to stand on overcrowded buses

Updated: Aug. 25, 2023 at 11:45 PM EDT
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By Noelle Friel
The photos showed several students standing in the aisles, some of them holding onto seats.

JCPS Transportation

JCPS 485-RIDE hotline closed for remainder of 2023-24 school year

Updated: Aug. 25, 2023 at 12:29 PM EDT
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By Julia Huffman
JCPS said the hotline has always been temporary every school year.

JCPS Transportation

JCPS mother says bus never picked up her daughter after her bus driver quit

Updated: Aug. 24, 2023 at 11:46 PM EDT
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By Noelle Friel
For Ambrosia who is a third-shift worker, it’s been exhausting having to drive her daughter to school every day after working all night.

JCPS Transportation

JCPS final student drop-off times improve

Updated: Aug. 24, 2023 at 5:00 PM EDT
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By Quenton Robertson
JCPS leaders canceled school for six days in order to draw up a plan to solve the issue.

JCPS Transportation

KDE explains their role in JCPS transportation

Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 6:14 PM EDT
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By Marresa Burke
JCPS amended many of its school’s schedules and transportation plans as a solution. KDE was not a part of that conversation.

JCPS Transportation

JCPS Provides update on transportation, app for parents

Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 4:11 PM EDT
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By WAVE Staff
The district also said they have tripled staffing for the 485-RIDE bus hotline and fewer parents are calling in.

JCPS Transportation

Bus tracking app now available for JCPS families

Updated: Aug. 22, 2023 at 7:41 PM EDT
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By Julia Huffman
The app will help parents receive information about their student’s school bus ride by seeing real-time information about the location of their student’s school bus.

JCPS Transportation

Congressman McGarvey seeks federal funding for JCPS bus drivers

Updated: Aug. 22, 2023 at 6:54 PM EDT
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By Marresa Burke
“I think things have gotten a little bit better,” McGarvey said. “But I want to make sure we are turning over every stone and doing everything we can in our different capacities to help with the transportation issues in Jefferson County.”

Louisville Metro

JCPS Superintendent Dr. Marty Pollio drove students home from schools on Monday

Updated: Aug. 22, 2023 at 2:04 PM EDT
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By WAVE Staff
He helped get four students back home as all grade levels returned back to class.

Kentucky

KCTCS to welcome over 78,000 students enrolled in fall semester

Updated: Aug. 22, 2023 at 11:03 AM EDT
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By WAVE Staff
This would be a 5.8% increase from last year.

JCPS Transportation

JCPS parents had mixed reactions on the third day of school

Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 11:52 PM EDT
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By David Ochoa
Nearly 100,000 JCPS students returned to school Monday, and about 65,000 of them took the bus.

JCPS Transportation

JCPS bus compound had successes, glitches on first day back with all grade levels

Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 11:39 PM EDT
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By David Mattingly
JCPS afforded just 15 minutes to get seven busloads of students transferred from one bus to another for the final ride home.

JCPS Transportation

JCPS says all students dropped off after first day back for all grade levels

Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 9:16 PM EDT
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By Julia Huffman
Jefferson County Public Schools shared all buses were cleared by 7:48 p.m. Monday.

JCPS Transportation

Comparing KDE guidelines with JCPS bus concerns

Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 4:53 PM EDT
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By Marresa Burke
One of the most frequent complaints is that kids are being dropped off alone, without an adult at the bus stop.

JCPS Transportation

JCPS plans for heat wave

Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 4:20 PM EDT
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By WAVE Staff
Because most in the JCPS bus fleet do not have air conditioning, district officials talk about what they will do to keep students safe during the heat wave.

Kentucky

KDE begins process to find new education commissioner

Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 3:45 PM EDT
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By Samantha Valentino
The Kentucky Board of Education is starting the process to search for a new education commissioner.

JCPS Transportation

JCPS confirms no injuries after fifth school bus crash of the day

Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 12:50 PM EDT
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By WAVE Staff and Julia Huffman
Elementary and middle school students returned on Thursday and high school students went back on Monday.

JCPS Transportation

JCPS sees improvement in drop-off times; parents still worried about wrong bus stops

Updated: Aug. 18, 2023 at 11:42 PM EDT
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By David Ochoa and Noelle Friel
JCPS says progress was made with their adjusted transportation. The last student getting home on Friday at 7:43pm.

JCPS Transportation

JCPS makes improvements on bus transportation

Updated: Aug. 18, 2023 at 8:29 PM EDT
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By Quenton Robertson
JCPS dropped off its last student at 7:43 p.m. on Friday.

JCPS Transportation

Bus tracking options for JCPS parents

Updated: Aug. 18, 2023 at 7:12 PM EDT
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By Kennedy Hayes
Some JCPS parents took tracking their children’s buses into their own hands Friday.

JCPS Transportation

Extra long lines at pickup lanes as JCPS parents avoid putting students on buses

Updated: Aug. 18, 2023 at 6:37 PM EDT
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By David Mattingly
The line of cars started forming at Noe Middle School more than an hour and a half before classes let out.

JCPS Transportation

Voicemail to parents warns of late bus stop arrival for 5-year-old child

Updated: Aug. 18, 2023 at 4:27 PM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez
One JCPS mother was hoping that the second-first day of school was going to be smoother. Her hopes soon vanished.

JCPS Transportation

JCPS sends transportation letter to bus drivers, compound staff laying out protocol

Updated: Aug. 18, 2023 at 2:04 PM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez and Julia Huffman
“Every day, you transport more than 60,000 children, making learning possible in schools across our country,” the letter wrote.

JCPS Transportation

Principal pleased with morning bus runs as JCPS returns to school

Updated: Aug. 18, 2023 at 12:59 PM EDT
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By Olivia Russell
Everyone is waiting to see if the transportation woes will be resolved when the entire district is back in class on Monday.

JCPS Transportation

JCPS elementary, middle school students head back to classrooms

Updated: Aug. 18, 2023 at 7:00 AM EDT
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By WAVE Staff
They returned on Friday after the school district had to address the school bus transportation issues.

JCPS Transportation

JCPS prepares for return to school

Updated: Aug. 17, 2023 at 8:43 PM EDT
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By WAVE Staff
JCPS has launched a new return-to-school website as the district plans to get the first wave of students back in classrooms Friday.

JCPS Transportation

JCPS families enjoy Kentucky State Fair before busing students back to school

Updated: Aug. 17, 2023 at 4:17 PM EDT
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By David Mattingly
It was an opportunity to relax before JCPS buses begin rolling again. However, some could not leave all their concerns at the gate.

Education

Record-breaking freshman class moves onto campus at UofL

Updated: Aug. 17, 2023 at 4:04 PM EDT
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By Sean Baute
More than 3,000 students moved to campus this week, part of the largest incoming class of freshmen ever for the university.

JCPS Transportation

The impact missing class has on students

Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 11:37 PM EDT
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By David Ochoa
JCPS students will miss at least six days of school by the time they make it back into the classroom. A recent report show they need as much class time as possible.

JCPS Transportation

JCPS families prepare for the new return-to-school plan

Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 7:18 PM EDT
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By Marresa Burke
As JCPS elementary and middle school students prepare for class on Friday, one woman said the district is still not clear about how she can get her grandkids to school.

Kentucky

First electric school bus in the state runs first routes

Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 5:53 PM EDT
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By WKYT News Staff
Kentucky’s first electric-powered school bus has been covering routes for the past week in Wolfe County.

Kentucky

Candidates for Governor release education plans

Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 5:32 PM EDT
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By Kelsey Souto
Both candidates released their plans this week for education reform in Kentucky.

JCPS Transportation

Can students be kicked off a JCPS bus?

Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 5:29 PM EDT
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By Haley Ryan
Discipline - and a lack of consequences - was one of the things that came up the most during last night’s JCPS Board meeting. But what is supposed to happen when a student misbehaves on a bus?

JCPS Transportation

Hope for improvement as JCPS prepares for return to classes

Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 5:11 PM EDT
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By Quenton Robertson
JCPS Superintendent Marty Pollio told Board of Education members Tuesday night that the district failed to anticipate the systemwide problems.

JCPS Transportation

Non-profit providing free child care at Louisville community centers

Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 4:29 PM EDT
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By Kennedy Hayes
The non-profit’s mission is to provide equitable access to literacy education for children through after-school programs and summer camps.
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