The Latest Breaking News from Kentucky

Jefferson Co. Board of Education authorizes JCPS to challenge Kentucky charter school law

LEXINGTON, Ky. — It lit a spark of curiosity among those following the crowded 2023 GOP gubernatorial primary for Kentucky governor, but the flicker of potential for a runoff rule in that race has all but blown out.

The nationwide teacher shortage is also being felt in Kentucky. Over the past few years the number of student enrolling in teacher preparation programs has been on the decline.

The Governor’s School for the Arts is accepting applications from Kentucky high school students for the 2023 summer program.

More changes are coming to the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice.

Announcement of RISE, a special series documenting the complex impact of the July 28, 2022 flash flood on the present realities and future of eastern Kentucky. | Working to reverse a shortage of teachers in Kentucky classrooms: outgoing UK Dean of Education Julian Vasquez Heilig, guest of education series host…

Hamlets in the central Kentucky bluegrass area were rural communities developed by Black people from the 1800’s to the 1920’s.

A Texas Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment stopping future abortion restrictions. Voters would have to approve it — but Republican lawmakers aren’t likely to put it in front of them.

A study is being conducted to find flood mitigation strategies in eastern Kentucky.