Education

Students received dental screenings and cleanings as well as giveaways and a chance to win $3,000 for their school.

Ava is a senior at Paintsville High School and has a 4.3 GPA.

The goal of the career center will be to connect rural students with remote jobs and career pathways in high-demand industries.

Joseph is a senior at Ridge East High School and has a 4.0 GPA.

Tomie is a senior at Pike County Central and has a 3.7 GPA.

Emily is a senior at Pikeville High School and has a 3.9 GPA.

The event, which was hosted by the STEM Goes Red Experience, was part of an initiative to inspire and empower girls from Clay, Knox and Laurel counties to pursue STEM careers.

Heather Cantrell, the Surgical Technology program coordinator at ACTC, said she was excited to announce the partnership for another year.

The oldest living Kentucky Derby-winning thoroughbred died on Wednesday at the age of 31.

This would be the largest investment in the education sector in state history.

Schools in the state are starting to open up after the holiday break, but COVID-19 did not take a break.

Governor Andy Beshear appointed the former Johnson County Superintendent to the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) on Thursday.

School officials said the change is because of a spike in COVID-19 cases.

The students have been working with Mountain Comprehensive Care Center’s Foster Care Program, and the local foster care agency in Johnson County.

The resources are meant to help prepare children for Kindergarten.

A recent assembly held by Hazard High School during its homecoming week has been gaining a lot of attention after pictures of the event were posted on Facebook.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a childhood book gifting program which has gotten international recognition since its start in 1995.

Superintendent Anna Shepherd said in a news release the program will help identify cases quickly, early and help stop an outbreak before it happens.

On Tuesday, Dr. Paul Czarapata stopped in Hazard on an EARS tour, which stands for equitable, agile, responsive and streamlined.

The Floyd County Board of Education hosted a meeting Monday where parents discussed concerns about the recently-canceled curriculum.

Pineville Independent Schools will vote Monday on whether or not to keep the school’s mask policies in place according to Superintendent Russell Thompson.

With the members of the Kentucky General Assembly recently striking down a statewide school mask mandate and sending it back to the local districts to decide, we at WYMT wanted to know how each district has decided so far.

Harlan County Public Schools said in a Facebook page that two people phoned in a non-credible bomb threat to Wallins Elementary school on Monday.

KDE is planning to use up to $8.8 million in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds in order to make the reimbursements.

Perry County Schools Superintendent Jonathan Jett said the decision was made because of the high number of quarantined staff members.

School officials say there are more than 1,350 students living on campus, which is the most in five years.

The cabinet’s MIP aims to provide professional opportunities to minority groups in the state.

The school said in a news release that it wants to honor the significance of the day and the lives lost in the terrorist attack.

The challenge is part of the school’s effort to get 75% or more of students and employees vaccinated.

Nine counties in the state, including Magoffin, Lawrence, Johnson and Knox county, will get parts of the $75 million approved to go to school districts.