(KY Educational Professional Standards Board)–Kentucky has celebrated 316 newly certified National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs), the fifth largest class of NBCTs in the nation. With 3,601 NBCTs, Kentucky ranks seventh in the nation for the percentage of teachers who are board-certified (8.6 percent) and eighth in the nation for the total number of board-certified teachers.…… MORE

(KY Dept of Revenue)- Kentucky taxpayers who have submitted their individual tax returns and are expecting a refund will not have to wait any longer for processing. Kentucky Department of Revenue’s (DOR) tax return testing and processing was completed earlier than planned and refund checks are being processed now, nearly a week before the original…… MORE

Congratulations to: Chad Risko, assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Kentucky, named a 2018 Cottrll Scholar by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement.  The award recognizes top early-career scholars in chemistry, physics and astronomy. Dr. Jeffrey L. Pumphrey of Midway, appointed to the Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners. Kenny Davis, Jr. of Berea,…… MORE

(Cabinet for Health and Family Services)–The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) has begun financial assistance payments to eligible relative and fictive kin caregivers with children placed in their home by CHFS. An October 2017 federal court ruling by the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in the case D.O. v. Glisson requires that Kentucky must pay relatives…… MORE