Reopening a small county's schools Childcare was already in a crisis before the pandemic
A college student's advice to small town dreamers
Carrie Ballinger, Superintendent of Rockcastle County Schools, talks about challenges and solutions to re-opening schools in her district.
The child-care services system was already collapsing before the pandemic, says Lexington Herald-Leader investigative reporter John Cheves. Now with parents coming out of isolation and heading back to work, the daycare system is in real trouble. June Widman of the Appalachian Early Childhood Network in Berea points out that the many workers that can't work from home have been left out of the childcare services equation.
Former University of Kentucky President Lee Todd continues our series about education and economic development. UK Engineering student Auburn Mattingly has sage advice for those in small towns and low income areas: That doesn't keep you from achieving what other people can.
Dynamix Productions, and WEKU-FM, Eastern Kentucky University’s public radio station in Richmond, KY, partnered in 2018 to move primary production of the popular long-running radio program EASTERN STANDARD to the studios of Dynamix. The first program produced at Dynamix aired on July 19, 2018. By bringing the production to Lexington, producers have easier access to Central Kentucky business, healthcare, and education leaders, as well as local artists, entertainers, and other newsmakers. The move underlines WEKU’s commitment to providing the area’s most concise and in-depth coverage of news, issues, and ideas that directly affect Central Kentuckians. The EASTERN STANDARD radio program is made possible from the generous support of the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky and the Appalachian Impact Fund.
Hosted by network news veteran Tom Martin, EASTERN STANDARD is a public affairs program that covers a broad range of topics of interest to Kentuckians. Resources for topics include WEKU’s reporting partner, the Ohio Valley ReSource, a partnership with seven public media outlets across three states; the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting; and National Public Radio. EASTERN STANDARD can be heard Thursdays at 11:00 AM / 8:00 PM and Sundays at 6:00 PM on 88.9 WEKU-FM.
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