Kentucky Teacher: Louisville Male’s ‘creek class’ immerses students in the learning of local ecology
By Mike Marsee
Special to KyForward
Angela Page’s students are gaining a new understanding of the waters that shape their lives.
The city in which they live would not exist were it not for the Ohio River, and Page and the students in one of her classes at Louisville Male High School (Jefferson County)...
Kentucky still ranks near bottom for health according to 2018 America’s Health Rankings report
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KY Supreme Court strikes down state’s pension reform law (‘sewer bill’) passed earlier this year
Staff report
The Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously upheld this morning a ruling by Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd striking down the state’s pension reform law passed by the 2018 General...
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Kentucky Teacher: Louisville Male’s ‘creek class’ immerses students in the learning of local ecology
By Mike Marsee Special to KyForward Angela Page’s students are gaining a new understanding of the waters that shape their lives. The city in which they... - More »
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Chef John Foster: Chestnuts roasting on an open fire — but can you figure how to make them taste good
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Jason Dunn: A policy in search of a constituency, Kentuckians deserve answers on Medicaid waiver
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