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Bill Requiring Armed School Officers Clears Senate
Monday, January 27, 2020 7:20 PM
The Kentucky Senate has passed legislation to require that police officers be armed when assigned to schools. The bill cleared the Senate on a 34-1 vote Monday and now goes to the House. The measure is a follow-up to last year's sweeping school safety law. That law did not specify whether school police officers needed to carry a weapon. The new legislation would add the ...
Hundreds Rally for Scholarship Tax Credit
Monday, January 27, 2020 11:12 AM
School choice advocates in Kentucky have renewed their push to create scholarship tax credits for private schools. The proposal continues to run into strong resistance from public school supporters. The state's governor, Democrat Andy Beshear, also opposes the proposal. The legislation would give tax credits to people or businesses donating to scholarship funds for special-needs ...
WKCTC Events Celebrate Black History Month
Sunday, January 26, 2020 3:00 AM
West Kentucky Community and Technical College will celebrate Black History Month with several events throughout February. Two exhibits at the college's Paducah School of Art and Design - Our Legacy, Our Future - Paintings by Joan Dance and Watercolor by Darlene O'Hara are currently open. Both exhibits will remain on display through February 25 in the Bill Ford Gallery at 905 Harrison Street. ...
MSU Speech, Debate Team Earns Numerous Awards
Saturday, January 25, 2020 4:24 AM
Members of the Speech and Debate Union Travel Team at Murray State University earned several awards at three regional tournaments in October and November. The team received the following overall awards: • First place debate team at the Team International Parliamentary Debate Association (TIPDA) competition held online • First place at the University Debate Team Sweepstakes in ...
Fire Department Provides Safe Home Heating Info
Friday, January 24, 2020 9:00 PM
The Paducah Fire Department wants to share the following information about heating your home safely.  According to the U.S. Fire Administration, home fires occur more often in the winter months than any other time of the year.     According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), while nearly half of home heating fires involve portable space heaters, space ...
KY Colleges, Universities to Seek Funding Increase
Friday, January 24, 2020 8:23 AM
Lawmakers have been told Kentucky state colleges and universities will ask for their first funding increase since the 2007-08 budget. Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education President Aaron Thompson told lawmakers Thursday that public colleges will seek a 6.2% increase next fiscal year and an 8.8% increase in the 2022 fiscal year over current base funding levels. Thompson told the ...
Bill Requiring Armed Officers at Schools Advances
Friday, January 24, 2020 4:10 AM
The Senate Education Committee has approved a bill to require police officers assigned to Kentucky schools to be armed. The committee on Thursday advanced the measure to the full Senate. The action came on the second anniversary of the shooting at Marshall County High School. Two 15-year-old students were killed and more than a dozen others were injured. The bill is a follow-up to ...
MSU Department of Art & Design Hosts New Exhibits
Thursday, January 23, 2020 8:00 AM
The Murray State University Department of Art & Design will begin the spring 2020 semester with three new exhibitions. Works by visiting artists Donald Fodness, Calista Lyon and visiting professor Michelle Burdine will be on view in university art galleries in January and February.  The Department of Art & Design is pleased to present “Living Loss,” an exhibition of ...
Feedback Sought in Education Commissioner Search
Thursday, January 23, 2020 1:30 AM
Kentucky education officials are encouraging residents and stakeholders to participate in a survey on the qualities that the state's next education commissioner should possess. The Kentucky Board of Education said in a statement that the survey opened this week and will be available through Feb. 6. The board directed the Kentucky Department of Education to administer the survey while the ...
Nominations Open for Kentucky Teacher of the Year
Saturday, January 18, 2020 2:55 PM
If you know a Kentucky educator worthy of being named teacher of the year, then now is the time to say so. The Kentucky Department of Education is accepting nominations for the award. Any full-time public school teacher with at least three years of experience is eligible. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 15. The teacher of the year is announced in the spring in Frankfort. ...

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