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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With 11,000 teacher vacancies in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear joined a coalition of education leaders Monday to call for more state support for public schools. -
The treatment center is not currently allowed to serve foster children or other youth in state custody. Brooklawn leaders have filed their intent to appeal.
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The Kentucky Department for Public Health says it has confirmed one case of measles in the state connected to the Ohio outbreak.
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A man tried to sue a high school librarian for thousands of dollars for keeping the book of personal essays by a Black, nonbinary author on the shelves.
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Jefferson County Public Schools says 10,000 students are not up to date on their measles vaccines, and officials are worried about potential spread from Ohio.
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The district’s comprehensive school survey is open through March 30.
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Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg says police can’t solve the violence problem on their own.
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Two Kentucky school districts and an advocacy group have filed a lawsuit calling the law unconstitutional.
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The board says the attorney general erred when he ruled people can’t be barred from public meetings for refusing to wear a mask.
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Logan Sizemore, 16, will be one of the youngest elected officials ever in the state when he takes office in January.
