Kentucky Teachers

The commissioner of education proposed a number of solutions, from increasing teacher compensation to changing the political discourse around education.

A recent report from the National Education Association ranked each state in the nation in categories ranging from average teachers’ starting salaries to average education support professionals’ earnings. Kentucky ranked in the bottom ten states for both categories.

The COVID-19 pandemic imposed unprecedented demands on teachers, as they had to shift back and forth between classroom and virtual teaching. They often...

Governor Andy Beshear was being sued by former state school board members he ousted through an executive order on Tuesday, in an effort by Beshear to…

Three weeks before Election Day, some public school teachers in Kentucky are pressing voters to make Matt Bevin a one-term governor. Several retired…

A Kentucky school teacher who moonlights as an Uber driver to make ends meet is being featured in a political ad sharply critical of Gov. Matt Bevin and…

On the first day of August, just two weeks before most Kentucky schools start class, there were 2,974 vacancies posted for public school educators across…

As Kentucky lawmakers finalized an override of Gov. Matt Bevin’s veto of a state spending plan that increases education funding with the help of a more…

With the chants of hundreds of teachers ringing in their ears, Kentucky lawmakers voted Friday to override the Republican governor's veto of a more than…

The Latest on teacher protests: (All times are in EST) 5:45 p.m.Kentucky lawmakers have finalized an override of Republican Gov. Matt Bevin's veto of a…