Jess Clark
Jess Clark is WFPL's Education and Learning Reporter.
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The state’s first charter school applicant, River Cities Academy, lost its appeal to the Kentucky Board of Education. The board decided Tuesday not to...
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Governor Andy Beshear has signed a bill into law requiring all Kentucky school resource officers, or SROs, to carry a gun. “The threats to our children...
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In 19 Kentucky school districts, when a student misbehaves, teachers or principals can still use a paddle to spank students on the behind. Last year,...
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The frequency of school shootings across the country has Campbell County High School art teacher Brian Harmon and his students on edge. “It’s scary,”...
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NOLA Public Schools doesn't actually run any schools. What the district does do is decide each year which schools to grant new charters to and when to take them away.
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The use of corporal punishment is on the decline, but at one high school in N.C., the principal paddles his students himself.
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Women's marches are being held across the country, including in Raleigh, N.C. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Jess Clark of member station WUNC.
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In Eastern North Carolina, threats have increased at schools and businesses since the presidential election. That's left some in the community struggling with how to address it.
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In North Carolina and around the country, districts are facing a problem: low teacher pay that means new hires can't afford to live in the community.