Jess Clark
Jess Clark is WFPL's Education and Learning Reporter.
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Supporters say anti-racist initiatives in schools make white students feel guilty, and promote a “victimhood” mindset among students of color. But some Black students and their parents are worried these bills threaten to roll back progress.
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Survey data also shows older students didn’t always feel good about their learning.
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A Republican-led committee of state senators gave the green light Tuesday to a bill that would end statewide mask mandates for public schools and childcare centers.
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Kentucky's governor says a mask mandate is needed after Wednesday’s near-record infections and 65 new deaths from COVID-19.
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State and local education leaders doubled down on their commitment to racial equity Tuesday, during an hours-long legislative committee meeting about critical race theory.
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A Kentucky state lawmaker has proposed a measure that would make schools subject to fines and teachers subject to discipline if they talk about systemic...
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A Kentucky state lawmaker has proposed a measure that would make schools subject to fines and teachers subject to discipline if they talk about systemic...
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People held in Kentucky prisons and juvenile justice centers will be allowed in-person visitors again beginning June 20, for the first time in more than...
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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland says he has ordered a Justice Department civil investigation into the policing practices of Kentucky's Louisville Metro Police Department.
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Louisville Metro Police Department has been under increasing scrutiny since officers killed Breonna Taylor in March 2020.