Nelson County Schools partnered with Western Kentucky University (WKU) to create a K-12 teacher apprenticeship program through Tech Ready Apprentices for Careers in Kentucky.
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The flood of claims from the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed the system, leading to a backlog of frustrated Kentuckians. Many are still waiting for their money.
Kentucky Labor Cabinet Secretary Jamie Link spoke before the Kentucky Labor Management Conference on Tuesday.
Appointments are scheduled 18 days out, so the appointment calendar will update daily.
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Gov. Andy Beshear asked us on May 21 to send him names of people who need help with unemployment. By our count, more than 100 have been helped, but many are still waiting. More than 7,000 claims dating to March are unresolved, the state says.
The agreement also increased the amount of weeks residents can receive unemployment by 13 weeks for a total of 39 weeks, Beshear said.
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JCTA President Brent McKim told WDRB News on Friday that the proposal is meant to give educators an opportunity to participate in the legislative process "that would not require closing schools."
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Labor Cabinet Secretary Larry Roberts wrote in a letter to the agency's inspector general Monday that 1,074 teachers did not violate state law by requesting sick leave.
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The two sides argued their points during a pretrial conference Monday before Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd, who gave attorneys through Sept. 25 to file briefs on whether the case should proceed.
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Labor Cabinet Secretary David Dickerson filed a notice of removal in U.S. District Court Thursday, essentially moving the case filed by Attorney General Andy Beshear and the JCTA from Franklin Circuit Court to federal court.