GED price hike pressures Kentucky GED hopefuls in Louisville
Laura Pineda, a 32 year old immigrant from Mexico who works nights at a peanut butter plant, studies for the GED at JCPS Adult Education as the cost rises to 120 dollars and the test becomes harder. Officials note many students live below the poverty line and JCPS serves about 12 thousand students yearly. The for profit test system begins January with a national price change and tougher exam.
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Louisville
Laura Pineda
Pineda
Mexico
Jefferson County Public
American Council On Education
Pearson Vue
Cammie Kramer
Jcps Adult Education
JCPS
Kramer
Lilly Massa-McKinley
55,000 Degrees
Trio faces second degree burglary charges in recovery case
From front page notes a DVD/Xbox/Music gear seizure. Four Xbox games, a Sony DVD player, Wahl hair clippers, a Swiss army knife, wire, and an Xbox game station were listed though the game station was not recovered. Cox Leach and Harrell are jailed on 7500 dollar bonds while Carter is held on 15000 dollars plus failure to appear and nonpayment charges.
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Wahl
Harrell
Cox
Leach
Carter
Corbin Man Delivers Hope Through Donated Luggage
Pratt, a 68 year old foster parent in Corbin, collects and distributes duffel bags and suitcases to foster children. He notes how children arrive at court with belongings in plastic bags and garbage bags, a source of embarrassment. He has fostered 64 children and adopted two, now grown, while continuing to collect, store, and transport donated luggage through local channels.
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DPP
Corbin
Pratt
Foster parent Pratt uses spare luggage to aid Kentucky foster kids
Pratt, a Lexington area foster parent born in Hazard, collects used luggage for youths in foster care across Kentucky. He cites dignity and personal belongings as why bags matter, recalling a 12 year old incident and highlighting donations from Fulton, Morgan, and UNITE driven camps. He urges communities to donate suitcases and backpacks through trusted networks to help teens and other foster children feel valued.
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Don Pratt
Walton Avenue
Lexington
Gmail.com
Pratt
Tampa Bay Area
Florida
Corbin Dpp
Central
Kentucky
Natural Bridge
Fulton
Morgan County
West Liberty
Operation Unite
UNITE
University of the Cumberlands
Williamsburg
Kentucky districts consider raising dropout age to 18
The state plan to raise the high school dropout age to 18 is moving through local boards. Districts will ratify policies and apply for a $10 000 grant, with KDE oversight and a potential statewide mandate after four years.
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Kentucky
Corbin Board of Education
Central
Ed McNeel
Corbin Independent
Williamsburg Independent
Dennis Byrd
Barbourville Independent Schools
Larry Warren
Barbourville City
Barbourville Independent School
Knox County Public Schools
Frank Shelton
Laurel County Schools
London
Whitley County Board of Education
Kentucky Department of Education
Nancy Rodriguez
EDE
Driguez
Rodriguez
Education
KDE
Assist
State General Assembly
State Legislative Research Commission
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Hazard
Knott
Hindman
State Senate
House of Representatives
Emetry
Wwe
Jeremy W. Bryant
PLLC
Ronald L. Bowling, Esq
Master Street
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