Jess Clark
Education and Learning ReporterJess is LPM's Education and Learning Reporter. Jess has reported on K-12 education for public radio audiences for the past five years, from the swamps of Southeast Louisiana at WWNO, New Orleans Public Radio, to the mountains of North Carolina at WUNC in Chapel Hill. Her stories have aired on national programs and podcasts, including NPR's All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition, Here & Now and Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting. A Louisville native, Jess has her bachelor's degree from Centre College, and her masters in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Email Jess at jclark@lpm.org.
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To tackle a bus driver shortage and give some teens more sleep, JCPS wants to stagger school start times throughout the county. -
Students say the bills would make schools less safe and welcoming places for LGBTQ kids to learn.
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North Harrison Community Schools is helping 18 staff members cover costs towards earning their masters’ degrees.
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The bill would codify teachers' and staff’s right to misgender trans and nonbinary students.
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The measure would change Kentucky’s constitution, which currently prevents the state from funding private education.
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The House Education Committee heard from educators about a dire need for more teachers. Some Republicans blamed a “woke agenda” for the shortage.
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A Q&A with Kim Schatzel, who took the helm as the University of Louisville's 19th president this month.
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Smith’s family says there were many warning signs leading up to the 2021 bus stop shooting that killed Tyree. Records obtained by LPM News show they’re telling the truth.
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The Association for Teaching Black History in Kentucky will provide resources and training for teachers to help students learn more about Black history.
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James Miller asked for five years probation. The judge gave him three years in prison for filming a 10-year-old undress.
