Recent Paducah Public Schools equity audit presents racial disparities, distrust, and potential solutions

WKMS | By Liam Niemeyer A recent equity audit of Paducah Public Schools with more than 1,700 survey respondents found racial disparities over placement in academics, a high level of distrust among the community and district, and perceived poor communication from district administration, among other findings. Paducah Public Schools asked staff with the University of Kentucky’s Education and Civil…

Health commissioner says more virus surges likely, encouraging vaccines important despite resistance

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky will continue to see coronavirus surges from time to time, and because Covid-19 still has the potential to overwhelm the healthcare system, it’s too early to start treating it as just another infection to live with, state Health Commissioner Steven Stack told Kentucky Health News in an interview.…