Teachers, principals and others who want to invest in the next generation of classrooms are scrambling to find an alternative source of funding.Many school districts will not be able to cover the cost of the next computer or smartphone, while other districts may have to shell out cash to purchase them, according to reports.School districts…
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Police search student’s apartment for clues to 911 driving
A medical school bus driver is recovering from injuries he sustained in a car crash that killed three people and injured five more Monday morning.A police search of a residential area in a town of 1,000 people on the Kentucky University of Science and Technology campus resulted in the discovery of a body in a…
Why the Tennessee school district is spending $200 million to build new cars
Kentucky has a problem: Its school districts are running out of money.The state has been in a fiscal crisis for months, and lawmakers are considering a range of options to shore up the finances.The state’s budget woes have been so bad that Gov.Matt Bevin has said he will use the state’s $1.5 billion surplus to…
When an African-American boy tells a teacher about a lynching, she wonders why he’s not being disciplined
When a 12-year-old African-Americans student tells his teacher about an African American lynching and he’s suspended for the entire day, the teacher thinks, “Is this really necessary?”The response, she says, is, “Yes, absolutely.”A lesson is given to a parent, and the lesson is that students are “required to stand up and stand for what they…