Education

Christian County Public Schools is among 13 districts included in the request.

Patterson will be the school’s 15th president – and its first Black president.

The Summer Bridge Program aims to help smooth the transition to college, and it offers a chance to earn 6 credit hours.

This year, Kentucky ranks 42nd in the nation for average public school teacher pay at $58,325 despite a 3.6% increase from the previous year. The national average teacher salary is $72,030, according to the 2025 data.

Self's widow, Carolyn Self, provided the initial $20,000 gift to create an endowment fund for the scholarship. Her late husband was an HCC faculty member for 28 years.

The Steve and Diane Thomas Endowment Fund will benefit HCC’s Professional and Technical Studies, better known at the PATS Division. 

Kem has served has the school's assistant principal for six years and has 18 years of experience in the local district.

Veterinary and osteopathic medicine plans will be subject to review process under the new law.

Beshear has already signed some legislation into law.

The bill's sponsor said he “... could not come up with a good definition for tenure that I felt comfortable putting in statute.”

University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto said he expects the Trump administration policy will cut tens of millions of dollars annually from its National Institutes of Health funding for research.

A spokesperson for MSU said they hope to have the school's 15th president appointed and in place "prior to the beginning of the 2025-26 academic year."