Jefferson County Public Schools

Students who left six Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) magnet schools in 2024-25 due to lack of JCPS-provided transportation will be allowed to return to those schools for t...

Two teams of JCPS students - one from Meyzeek Middle School, the other from duPont Manual High School - are among just 60 teams chosen nationwide to provide experiments for NASA's...

It’s an issue nationwide – not enough teachers to fill the classrooms of America’s public schools. According to the National Center for Education Statistics nearly 80 percent of ...

Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) celebrated 25 educators who earned National Board Certification in 2024 at this week’s Jefferson County Board of Education meeting. Nationa...

For the first time, Ballard High School—along with every other lacrosse program in Kentucky—is competing to win the first KHSAA State Championship in lacrosse. This year marks the...

With three regional titles in the last four years, the Jeffersontown High School boys basketball team plays with a chip on its shoulder. 2006 was the last time the Chargers made i...

Whitney Young Elementary School students and staff will have a new home next school year. The Jefferson County Board of Education has approved moving Young Elementary into the En...

Nineteen seniors from Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) have been awarded the 2025 Vogt Educational & Leadership Scholarship, which recognizes students for their academic ach...

The 2025 Success League (formerly known as the Backpack League) will run from June 16 to July 11 and is open to all incoming first- to twelfth-grade JCPS students. General regis...

Wednesday started off like many others for Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) Nurse Practitioner Teresa White as she administered student physicals at an elementary school. B...

Noe Middle School standout Celia Mauldin's eighth-grade season is one to remember. She's won state titles, a national title and has competed against some of the best runners in th...

Every day when Central High School students walk into the cafeteria they're bound to hear "how are you doing beautiful?" or "looking sharp today young man!" from the school's fo...

During Leah Stinson's freshman year, one of her goals was to have her Valley Vikings be competitive in the district tournament. Two years later, her squad is having the program's ...

You wouldn’ t normally find too many stories about college basketball, specifically University of Louisville basketball, in a publication like the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). But wh...

Central senior Faith Allen wrapped up her wrestling career this past weekend - a career that included a 30-match winning streak and a state championship. However, this wrestler's ...

Dr. Marty Pollio estimates he has spent nearly 5,000 school days in Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) as a teacher, coach, assistant principal, principal and, currently, super...

Winter weather has not been a friend to Jefferson County Schools' efforts to remain open. While the Jefferson County Board of Education voted to forgive five snow days when studen...

Students in Central High School's Veterinary program are getting the chance to learn from some real furry friends. Central staff bring their pet dogs to the students who are learn...

“What’s Up with Nick?” – that’s the name of the program JCPS elementary schools are using to teach students about autism, how kids with autism are different or the same as them an...

Perry Bacon Jr.’s stories and columns on NBC and in the Washington Post have peeled back the curtain on U.S. politics and government. The Louisville Male High School graduate's lov...