Throughout high school, students are told certain things about college life by teachers, mentors and parents. Not all this information is positive, and it has the potential to sway the expectations that...
On opening day of COVID-19 vaccinations at UK's centralized clinic, dozens of Lexington residents signed up to receive their shots in what many say was an easy and fast process.The clinic started officially...
Initially, there was excitement for 2020, because every celebration was on the weekend and the aura surrounding the year was happy and free. Personally, I was turning 21, which is an important age; it...
With schools switching to online learning amid the pandemic, the education empire College Board had to make quick changes to its AP exam to accommodate social distancing guidelines. Tests were shortened to...
In response to the closure of many childcare centers due to the coronavirus pandemic, UK STEPS is creating part-time childcare positions to assist UK employees and their families. The program, located...
If you search “top books read in high school” on Google and peruse through the results, there is one common theme: almost every single one of them features a male protagonist. Try to name all of the...
When I first started shopping for basic college gear (was that really four years ago?), I thought I’d be that cool kid who had a new backpack every year and always had the newest stuff. That was my naive...
This column was submitted by Justin Blankenship, a current law student at UK. Commissioner of Education Wayne D. Lewis’s request for the names of teachers who participated in the recent lawful...
I thought my jaw was going to hit the floor when one of my teachers joked to my class recently that we are only weeks away from spring break, which of course means it’s almost time for midterms.I, alongside...
The New York Times reported on Feb. 1 that, after the passage of a new bill, New York is joining California and Colorado and will now allow its teachers to be evaluated based on a school district protocol...
The year is 2008. You walk into your third-grade classroom and your body fills with excitement. The television is sitting on the cart, plugged into the outlet, ready to go. Your teacher puts a DVD into...
It seems that one of the most likely reasons why millennials had a voter turnout of only about 50 percent for both the 2012 and 2016 elections is because many of the issues seem to not address our age...
