On Wednesday, March 4, at 11:42 a.m., a JCPS central office employee sent an email helping a substitute teacher at Foster Elementary.  Then, the replies came in. “I do not work at Foster Elementary....

In light of JPCS’ $188 million budget deficit, consulting firm Plante Moran independently assessed the district. During their Feb. 25 meeting, the Audit and Risk Management Committee reviewed a draft...

On Jan. 8, the Kentucky General Assembly proposed House Bill 253. The bill would prohibit the use of three-cueing to teach students how to read. Three-cueing is a method of reading based around three...

On Feb. 27, Superintendent Brian Yearwood delivered his first State of the District address. Yearwood outlined his strategy for the future of JCPS with a focus on financial stability after inheriting the...

On Tuesday, Feb. 24 Principal Michael Newman led the monthly Student Based Decision Making (SBDM) meeting to discuss the JCPS school snap shot, committee updates and Manual’s budget.  Newman started...

Since its passage on March 5, 2025, Kentucky House Bill 4 has prohibited diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies from public post-secondary education institutions throughout the state. “An...

On Friday, Feb. 13, the JCPS Board of Education held a supplementary board meeting to vote on organizational changes to JCPS’ central office. The board voted 5-2, with members Taylor Everett and James...

On Tuesday, Feb. 10, the JCPS Board of Education met to discuss the central office reorganization proposal.  The proposal to reorganize the central office is a response to JCPS’s $188 million structural...

Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) has been struggling with their busing for years. With the recent considerations of the draft budget, further cuts for buses in JCPS have been looked at. If approved,...

When Americans reflect on the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, familiar names like Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis often dominate the conversation. Less frequently mentioned, but no...

For the 2025-2026 school year, JCPS spent $7.1 million on consumable math and English workbooks for high schools. Senate Bill 1 gives authority to the current superintendent to decide the curriculum...

JCPS released a first look at the draft budget on Jan. 14 after the district met with the Audit and Risk Management Advisory Council, a smaller group within JCPS to help prevent budgetary issues.  The...