The board meeting on Aug. 19 started with a moment of silence, honoring Larissa Manhema, a 9-year-old girl who passed away on Aug. 17 at Norton Children’s Hospital, and Redaja Williams, a woman who was...

For the new school year, JCPS has implemented new school policies in compliance with SB 181, HB 208 and SB 19 involving communication with faculty and telecommunication device use. The communication rules...

On Tuesday, Aug. 12, Manual’s School Based Decision Making (SBDM) Council held their first monthly meeting of the 2025-26 school year. Principal Dr. Michael Newman, the leader of the council, discussed...

UPDATE: On Thursday, May 29, Dr. Yearwood's four year contract was approved by the JCPS board, making him the district's first Black superintendent. He will earn $350,000 per year. This Friday, May 23,...

On Tuesday, May 20, JCPS held two community forums to allow community members to ask questions to the two finalists in the search for a new superintendent, Ben Shuldiner and Harold Brian Yearwood. Both...

This article was also posted in The Courier Journal. It was contributed to by Courier Journal education reporter Krista Johnson and edited by Courier Journal editor Bailey Loosemore. Community members...

In the 2025 session, Kentucky passed House Bill 208, sponsored by Rep. Josh Bray (R–Mount Vernon), which made each school district create a policy to ban cellphones, but let each of them choose how to...

Today, May 13, JCPS held their final Board of Education meeting of the active school year, where board members announced their cell phone ban, updates on the search for a new superintendent and discussed...

This Friday, May 9, Manual’s Black Student Union (BSU) hosted their weekly meeting. BSU, while open to all students, is a club centered around promoting inclusivity of black students and addressing racial...

Last month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for the dismantling of the Department of Education (DoE) and urging Congress to abolish it outright. The administration frames this...

Manual’s Site Based Decision Making (SBDM) Council held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 18. The council, led by Principal Dr. Michael Newman discussed the school’s recent performance, the return...

During the JCPS Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, March 18, board members reviewed the new music policy and heard updates on the search for a new superintendent.  Recognitions The JCPS Board...