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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A measure that would open the door to taxpayer funding of private school tuition was revived Tuesday by Republican Rep. Josh Calloway of Irvington.
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A bill filed by Republican Sen. Stephen Meredith seeks to outlaw school efforts aimed at fostering “diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.”
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Almost a quarter of Kentucky teachers left the classroom last school year, according to data from the Kentucky Department of Education.
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Applications are open for Kentucky’s next commissioner of education. The state is seeking to fill the position after the departure of Jason Glass.
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A law that would have allowed charter schools to get off the ground in Kentucky has been found unconstitutional by a Franklin County Judge.
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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.
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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."