Much of the public conversation surrounding JCPS this year centered on the district's projected $188 million budget deficit and the cuts required to address it.
JCPS considers $100M tax anticipation note while officials say no additional budget cuts expected.
Kentucky lawmakers passed two bills that will dramatically reshape leadership at Jefferson County Public Schools, putting every school board seat on the ballot and shifting more power to the superintendent.
Jefferson County Public Schools outlined more than $140 million in new cuts in a meeting Monday with principals, staff reductions that'll affect central office administration as well as in-school staff.
Dozens of parents, teachers and students marched through the streets of west Louisville Wednesday evening, chanting and holding signs in support of Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School.
The largest school district in Kentucky is currently short $188 million, and district leaders said in mid-September that it could be forced to sell assets to meet payroll.
House Majority Whip Jason Nemes said the district’s near $200 million shortfall highlights ongoing mismanagement.