Devin Katayama (KPR)

Officials with the agency overseeing Kentucky’s college financial aid expect to figure out how many students will be receiving benefits in the next week. The state doles out nearly $100 million in financial aid annually, but that money is on a first come first served basis.

More than 80,000 students in Kentucky who are eligible for state financial aid will not receive it. Officials say that number has both positive and negative meanings.

Kentucky’s temporary subcommittee on school safety has met for the second time and heard testimony Friday that supported arming teachers with guns. KPR's Devin Katayama reports while the panel doesn’t support the option, it does want to include a wide range of ways to improve school safety.

The Kentucky Department of Education is planning to release data next month on the state’s alternative schools for the first time as they look to improve transparency and accountability for the population the schools serve.

The Kentucky Board of Education will soon reconsider its policies governing middle school athletics. A legislative task force crafted final recommendations this week, which include many policies already in place at the high school level.

Kentucky’s 17-member child abuse review panel will meet next week to begin work. A starting point for the panel could be the 55 death or near death cases recorded this past fiscal year.

The Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Panel was created to provide oversight to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and to make recommendations for how the cabinet can improve.