Jess Clark
Jess is LPM's Education and Learning Reporter. Jess has reported on K-12 education for public radio audiences for the past five years, from the swamps of Southeast Louisiana at WWNO, New Orleans Public Radio, to the mountains of North Carolina at WUNC in Chapel Hill. Her stories have aired on national programs and podcasts, including NPR's All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition, Here & Now and Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting. A Louisville native, Jess has her bachelor's degree from Centre College, and her masters in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Email Jess at jclark@lpm.org.
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The Madison County Board of Education held a public hearing Tuesday night on a proposal to open the state’s first charter school there. -
Boyle County Schools has banned more than 100 books from school libraries. BCS Superintendent Mark Wade says it's required under Senate Bill 150, but state education officials disagree.
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Leaders from two rural Kentucky districts told a committee of state lawmakers Tuesday that schools are still dealing with high levels of chronic absenteeism.
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The Kentucky Board of Education on Tuesday approved a list of legislative priorities for 2024, including a proposed stipend of up to $8,000 per semester for student teachers.
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Robin Fields Kinney is the fifth person to lead the Kentucky Department of Education in as many years. Kinney told reporters her goal as interim commissioner is to “keep the train on the tracks."
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Teachers unions and other state employee organizations can continue collecting dues through payroll deduction for now. Meanwhile, Attorney General Daniel Cameron has filed an appeal.
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The Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 was supposed to level out school funding across the state. A new report from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy shows it's not working anymore.
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Kentucky’s largest school district passed a policy Monday night that they say brings it in line with a new state law targeting LGBTQ+ students’ rights.
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Kentucky Education Commissioner Jason Glass says he’d rather leave his job than be charged with implementing new restrictions on transgender students under Senate Bill 150.
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Jason Glass will leave his position as Kentucky’s top education official to take a position at Western Michigan University. He has been the target of conservative politicians over his promotion of inclusive school policies.
