Middle and high school students would be on hybrid schedules and only spend time in the classroom two days a week.

The application will be made available in late February.

Bowling served the 87th District in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1991 to 1998 and recently resigned from the Kentucky Board of Education.

The school board has not made a final decision on whether students will return to in-person learning or not this school year.

Winter road conditions didn't stop volunteers from helping with JCPS food distribution.

JCPS will hold a town hall meeting to discuss reopening.

A survey found 58% of educators who participated want to finish the school year virtually, even after they’ve been fully vaccinated.

A lot of WAVE Country kids and parents found themselves with a real snow day Thursday, meaning there were no in-person classes and no non-traditional instruction.

Rep. Killian Timoney (R), who introduced House Bill 25, called the proposal a “compassion” bill.

Jefferson County Public School staff members will start taking a survey about whether they want to go back to the classroom and what they would like to see in the back-to-school plan.

Next week, JCAESP will be surveying teachers and staff about whether they want to go back to school and what they would like to see in the back-to-school plan.

WAVE 3 News helped bring Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to eight zip codes in the Louisville area. Thanks to a grant from PNC, we are able to expand the program to a ninth zip code.

Getting students back to school has been a hot-button issue across the country.

Quarantine periods could be reduced under the new guidelines.

The ongoing stress, fear, grief, and uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic can wear anyone down, but children and teens may have an especially tough time.

A new program in Louisville will train students to become line technicians in the utility industry.

McConnell criticized JCPS Board of Education Vice-Chairman Chris Kolb for being reluctant to reopen schools.

In Indiana, teachers have yet to get their vaccinations, as the state doesn’t recognize educators as a top priority.

Superintendent Dr. Marty Pollio is expected to decide whether to reopen this school year in the next few weeks.

A JCPS teacher is thinking creatively, whipping up ways to keep her young students motivated to learn.

The Center for Excellence for Veteran Student Success will be the only one of its kind at a private school in the region

A JCPS bus driver has been fired after allegedly breaking mask protocol and refusing to wear a mask inside of an elementary school building, according to termination papers.

Due to staff members having to quarantine, a high school will switch to online learning for the rest of the week.

Christopher 2X, a local activist with Game Changers, and his grandsons asked for donations for personal protective equipment to be donated to local JCPS students.

In the city of Louisville, 66,290 people have now been vaccinated. Thousands of additional vaccinations are expected in the coming weeks as JCPS teachers and staff continue to receive their first doses.

Students in Hardin County will not be attending school in-person on days school staff members receive both of their coroanvirus vaccines.

With schools strengthening their non-traditional instruction, a snowfall that might have resulted in a closure now remains a day of learning.

Even after a decent snowfall, students scrolling through cancellations will see snow days are few and far between.

The study published Tuesday looked at the spread of the virus in schools throughout the fall semester.

The approval came following a series of objections from parents, teachers, coaches and bus drivers who urged board members to postpone their vote.

The president of Teamsters Local 783, the JCPS bus driver union, said the district is at least 175 drivers short.

Governor Andy Beshear said Monday that by the end of the first week in February all teachers in the state will have gotten the first dose of the COVID vaccine.

University of Louisville School of Music alumnus Master Sergeant Matthew Byrnes performed a solo rendition of “Taps” at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during President Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremonies Wednesday.

The vaccinations are a step toward the district’s goal of getting students back in the classroom.

Students interviewed black leaders and activists and shared their many experiences of injustice along with ways to use their own voices for change.

Superintendent Dr. Marty Pollio said schools could start back in-person as early as mid-March.

Instead of assigning the typical coursework, a J. Graham Brown School teacher had his fifth grade students watch the 59th inauguration during their virtual class.

JCPS Superintendent Marty Pollio said vaccination completion depends on how many vaccines the county health department receives.

Student athletes within Jefferson County Public Schools will be allowed to compete in winter sports following a vote in Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting.

Some parents say they were blindsided by what could happen.

By Feb. 1, Superintendent Marty Pollio said it is expected that school employee vaccinations will have been completed.

The seventh grade class co-presidents, Lillian Payne and Cole Edelen, organized the drive in November to give back to the community during the winter.

Since August, parents have been able to choose between two education platforms, a virtual learning academy called Edgenuity and NTI.

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) reported it is currently aware of at least six school districts that have offered vaccines to some school staff.

Last week, the state rolled out a new priority list that left teachers in limbo.

Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases across Kentucky, Oldham County athletes and parents raised their voices to get back on the field of play.

Some students said they are glad to be back on campus, adding it’s bringing back a sense of normalcy.

The group members stated they want more involvement in meetings and more opportunities to discuss issues face-to-face with Superintendent Dr. Marty Pollio and school board members.

Jefferson County Public Schools nurse Bobbie Lester wanted to set an example for her coworkers on Friday by becoming the first of 40 district employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

For a lot of families, these sites are vital and are about more than food.

Returning to in-person learning is being pushed back in Oldham County.

Educators are included in Kentucky’s next phase of the vaccine rollout, however, it’s not clear yet when it will begin.

Kentucky teachers, first responders and people 70-years-old and up are officially next on the list to receive access to the COVID-19 vaccine once the state completes phase 1A, Governor Andy Beshear announced Monday.

The next phase of coronavirus vaccination will include Kentucky teachers but the timeline for when that starts is still unclear.

Parents planning on sending their kids back to in-person classes lined up at St. Francis School in Goshen, sat with their kids and then spit into a tube to get their COVID results within 48 hours.

Although many students in Spencer County were excited to see their classmates, about 1/4th of them chose to stay in NTI for now.

Currently, Kentucky’s Phase 1B includes K-12 teachers, first responders and people over 70, despite the CDC’s recommendation to include several other groups including childcare staff.

District leaders have indicated that students within Jefferson County Public Schools won’t likely return to in-person instruction until teachers are vaccinated.