Roxanne Scott
Education and Learning ReporterRoxanne Scott covers education for WFPL News. She has reported on everything from art in the South Bronx to poaching in Africa. In 2015 she was an International Women’s Media Foundation fellow, where she reported on democracy and governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Her stories have been published in mainstream outlets such as NPR, BBC and Public Radio International, as well as on sites such as Okayafrica, Voices of NY and Africa Times.
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Historically, most of the kids in JCPS' gifted programs are white. And black and Latino students are underrepresented, compared to the student body population. -
Two engineers at the University of Kentucky want to give farmers an easy way to prevent a prevalent problem: aflatoxin contamination, which has global economic and health effects. -
Community members now have a chance to look at the corrective action plan agreed upon between Jefferson County Public Schools and the Kentucky Department… -
"My Big Little Adventure" is an online portal of theme-based learning for children up to age 5 and their caregivers. -
The plan, called A Better Way Forward For JCPS, addresses issues including class size and wages for workers in the district. -
The rate hike would generate $20 million in revenue, the district said. Property owners will see the increase in their bills this fall.
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The Jefferson County Board of Education has voted 4-3 to accept an offer from the Kentucky Board of Education to avoid a potential state takeover.
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Officials say the money would be used to pay for construction projects, elementary art teachers, and incentive pay for teachers at priority schools. -
The school board will send a response to a takeover settlement by Tuesday morning to the Kentucky Department of Education. There are no details about what the response contains.
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This year, for the first time, there's a single school dedicated to JCPS' ESL Newcomer Academy, which helps students new to the country learn language skills.
