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Kentucky Board Approves Tax Increase to Make Schools Safer

A Kentucky school board has approved a property tax increase to fund a $13.5 million initiative to help prevent school shootings.

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Federal School Safety Commission Meeting in Lexington

Government leaders from Kentucky and nearby states gathered Tuesday for a listening session on school safety organized by the federal government.

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These Formerly Homeless Single Moms Beat the Odds and Are Now College Grads

Single moms have one of the lowest college graduation rates in the country, which has been linked to a grinding, constricting poverty that impedes their children’s ability to escape as well. But these formerly homeless women (and a handful of men) in Louisville have a college graduation rate that exceeds that of their single, childless, more affluent peers.

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From Homeless to Dean's List

Less than a year ago, Cyndy was staying at a homeless shelter with three of her children, worrying about how she would get her life back on track. Then she saw a flyer promoting the new Lincoln Grant Scholar House.

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Lexington Schools Are Not Hiring Enough Black Teachers, Advocates Say

Last school year, about 36 percent of the students at Bryan Station were black, and 39 percent were white. But the school had 97 white teachers and just 10 black teachers, 2016-17 data on the district’s Kentucky Department of Education report card showed.

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Jamie Foxx Narrates Documentary That Asks: Can Tech Change Eastern Kentucky’s Future?

A senior at Pike County’s Belfry High School said the upgrades in technology made at his school and others in the region “will change the outlook for us in Eastern Kentucky.”

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New State Law Requires Human Trafficking Hotline in Schools

The director of Kentucky’s Center for School Safety applauds legislative efforts to bring more attention to problems associated with human trafficking. One provision pertains to schools across the Commonwealth.

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The Power of a Myth

In this reflective piece, the author looks at the mythologies that people carry with them — and why teachers have to help students change their negative myths to positive ones that build self-worth. She notes that schools sometimes create and perpetuate the negative myths about some students that damages their self-image, and it is the responsibility of teachers to help students create positive stories about themselves as learners.

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RAs Play an Integral Role in Student Success

An integral part of living communities are contingent of residential advisors (RAs) – returning students who share our passion for supporting their fellow Wildcats.

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Cyberbullying Is The Top Frustration of Students

A study of the Kentucky Center for School Safety, there were more than 600 school administrators responded to survey questions, which sought to gather information about how anti-bullying policies are implemented in school systems across the state. The result of the study shows there were more than 80 percent of high school administrators and more than 70 percent of middle school administrators cited cyberbullying as their greatest frustration.