A Franklin County judge ruled Thursday he won’t dismiss a lawsuit brought by a group of Kentucky students alleging the state has failed to provide an adequate and equitable education.

A Kentucky Senate committee has passed bills that would limit administrator pay increases to those given to teachers and require more training, as the legislature hones in on public school accountability.

Kentucky’s Council on Postsecondary Education on Friday approved Murray State University’s proposal to offer a doctorate of veterinary medicine program – which would be the first degree of its kind offered in the Bluegrass State.

Murray State is one step closer to establishing its School of Veterinary Medicine. According to a press release contained in a campus-wide email on Jan. 26, the university received approval from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education Academic and Strategic Initiatives Committee to offer a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine degree.

In a special-called meeting Friday, Murray State University’s board of regents approved the hiring of a new financial leader for the western Kentucky school.

Kentucky’s legislature unanimously approved a measure last year mandating that school employees and volunteers use traceable forms of communications when they contact students outside the classroom. But now, the bill’s original sponsor wants to fix some unintended consequences that teachers and education advocacy groups have brought to her attention.

A report shows students enrolled in Tennessee’s voucher program are underperforming compared to their peers in public schools, giving fuel to concerns among critics.

The new year brings changes to Tennessee schools’ curricula as lesson plans will soon cover social media and internet safety.

Even though Murray State University’s board of regents approved the hiring of a new provost last month, the school’s president now says they’re moving in a different direction.

Kentucky high school students will take the SAT instead of the ACT starting this spring. A new report suggests the Kentucky Department of Education may have violated state law by switching to a different college admissions exam.