News about Jefferson County Public Schools

After city officials defended a controversial proposal to take Churchill Downs revenue from JCPS, Louisville’s Mayor said he’s open to a new plan.

The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld a law in December that limits the power of the Jefferson County school board, but will soon rehear the case.

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and some Metro Council members are defending a decision to cut the public school district out of payments from Churchill Downs.

Hear from a Jefferson County Public Schools student about what it means to have a school bus again.

Louisville attorney Teddy Gordon filed to reopen parents’ suit against JCPS after KyCIR revealed he dropped it without their permission.

Students at several JCPS magnet schools will get their bus back in March, after a board vote.

Some Republicans want to scale back school meal programs. In 2025, they may have the power to do it.

After JCPS cut her son’s bus, Taryn Bell tried to keep him at the school he’d attended since kindergarten.

After years of community discussion, the Jefferson County Board of Education settled on a $2 million plan to expand the district’s internal police force. It’s much bigger than expected.

Despite board promises to consider start times that better align with student sleep patterns, JCPS staff want no changes next year.