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Kentuckiana schools breathe sigh of relief as Education Department releases federal funds
WHAS 11 - Kentucky
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July 26, 2025
New Albany Floyd County Schools secured nearly $600,000 in federal funding before the school year begins. JCPS will get more than $10 million. FLOYD COUNTY, Indiana — As the new school year approaches Kentuckiana, New Albany Floyd County Schools...
Louisiana to join conservative higher education accrediting body
The Louisiana Weekly
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July 28, 2025
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana will join six other university systems in the South to form a new alternative accrediting body, spurning long-established standards of higher education, Gov. Jeff Landry...
Board of Education rates superintendent 'exemplary'
The Cynthiana Democrat - Kentucky
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The Harrison County Board of Education conducted the superintendent's annual evaluation at the July 21 meeting, giving Dr. Harry Burchett an overall rank of exemplary. Throughout the school year, Kentucky school superintendents are required to...
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife to host Hunter Education Day to prepare for upcoming season
WDRB - Kentucky
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July 26, 2025
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife wants to prepare hunters for the upcoming season. The state's fall hunting season begins mid-August, and the department is hosting a Hunter Education Day to make sure new...
Democrats: The 2028 race has begun
The Week Magazine
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July 28, 2025
The 2028 Democratic primaries have already kicked off in South Carolina, said Brakkton Booker and Elena Schneider in Politico. A host of presidential hopefuls have descended on the early primary state, testing stump speeches, previewing lines of...
Goodwood tips: Newsboy's picks and 1-2-3 for every race on Tuesday on ITV
The Mirror
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July 28, 2025
Five days of racing in one of the most picturesque racing settings in the world begins at Goodwood on Tuesday. The Qatar Goodwood Festival, also known as Glorious Goodwood, is one of the highlights of the summer when the crowds come out to the...
Another ancient shark species discovered in Mammoth Cave in Kentucky
WHAS 11 - Kentucky
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July 28, 2025
This is the second ancient shark species recently found in a rock layer in Mammoth Cave National Park. MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. — A new-to-science species of ancient shark was recently discovered in Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. The Macadens...
Benzie County Education: 13 American Indian students were enrolled in schools in 2024-25 school year
North Michigan News
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July 28, 2025
Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/ There were 13 American Indian students enrolled in Benzie County...
Kentucky Museum to unveil Southcentral Kentucky music exhibit
College Heights Herald - Kentucky
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July 25, 2025
The Kentucky Museum will be celebrating the grand opening of the exhibit “Sonic Landscape: The Musical Legacy of Southcentral Kentucky” on September 6, which will highlight various musical contributions throughout Southcentral Kentucky. The...
University of Kentucky's Brent Seales, Global Team Secures Europe's Top Research Grant to Digitally Decode Herculaneum Scrolls
Newswise
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July 28, 2025
BYLINE: Lindsey Piercy Newswise — LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 28, 2025) — Brent Seales, heritage science chair in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky, has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council...
Westlake Corporation awards scholarships to Western Kentucky students
Marshall County Tribune-Courier - Kentucky
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CALVERT CITY, Ky. — Westlake Corporation, a global manufacturer of essential products used in housing, construction, packaging, and healthcare, has awarded scholarships to eight students of its Calvert City employees, furthering its mission of...
Education leaders urge pause on enforcing Kentucky Senate Bill 181
WTVQ 36 - Kentucky
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July 25, 2025
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Education and community leaders are calling on lawmakers to suspend enforcement of Senate Bill 181, citing concerns over its broad restrictions on public school employees’ free speech, outside employment and civic...
Education Department tells FCPS to rescind transgender-inclusive policies
FFX Now - Virginia
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July 25, 2025
A community member waves an LGBTQ pride flag at the rally protesting Virginia’s model policies on transgender students (staff photo by Jay Westcott) The U.S. Department of Education is pushing several Northern Virginia school districts, including...
At AFL-CIO bus tour, Kentucky BlueOval SK workers say they’ll vote on unionizing
WKYU - Kentucky
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July 28, 2025
Blue Oval SK battery park workers say they’ve received federal approval to hold a vote on whether to form a union after a super-majority of workers asked the National Labor Relations Board for a vote earlier this year on joining the United Auto...
Fancy Farm 2025: What to know about Kentucky's annual…
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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Kentucky's Fancy Farm picnic, a political event combining barbecue and speeches, will be held August 2nd. The 145th annual event will feature speeches from Republican Senate candidates and other officials. The highly anticipated day of politics...
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Which States Could Lose Most from Education Cuts?
Pagosa Daily Post - Colorado
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July 28, 2025
By Lucy McCoy, Undergraduate, LaGrange College, and John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College A lot of coverage of “the Big Beautiful Bill,” DOGE,and possibly axing the Education Department has been about wins for one...
Kentucky Oaks To Be Aired In Primetime in 2026
102.3 The Rose - Kentucky
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July 25, 2025
LOUISVILLE, KY – MAY 06: The field heads into the first turn during the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 6, 2017 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) For the first time ever, the Kentucky Oaks...
Whitney Results: Sierra Leone Wins, Highland Falls Places, Disarm Shows
Forbes
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DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 02: Sierra Leone ridden by Flavien Prat #11 wins the Breeders Cup Classic on day two of the 2024 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar Race Track on November 02, 2024 in Del Mar, California. (Photo by Orlando...
Week two of the 2025 Legislative Session
The Spencer Magnet - Kentucky
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After a constitutionally required three-week recess, the Kentucky General Assembly reconvened to continue the people’s business. The first and most critical order of business was passing House Bill 1, which will lower Kentucky’s income tax from 4%...
“He starts slow”: NFL star Chad Johnson beats a real racehorse in jaw-dropping race at Cincinnati’s River Downs
The Times of India
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“He starts slow”: NFL star Chad Johnson beats a real racehorse in jaw-dropping race at Cincinnati’s River Downs (Image via Getty) Chad Johnson, the former NFL wide receiver famously known as Chad “Ochocinco,” once did something very wild. He raced...