BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, March 30 -- Indiana University issued the following news release: Kalea Benner, associate dean of academic and student affairs and the Doris Y. Wilkinson Distinguished Professor in Social Work Education at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work, has been named dean of the Indiana University School of Social Work, effective June 15. Benner will also serve as a professor on the IU School of Social Work faculty and joins the Indianapolis campus just before the of  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, March 30 -- The Kentucky Department of Education issued the following news release: A record-breaking crowd attended Kentucky's Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP) State Championship on March 27. Nearly 21,000 students, educators, volunteers, community members and parents gathered at the Central Bank Center in Lexington to watch students from across the state showcase their knowledge. Each year, students representing schools from all corners of Kentucky demonstra  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 29 -- The Kentucky Department of Education issued the following news release: Members of the Kentucky Department of Education's (KDE's) Commissioner's Student Advisory Council discussed chronic absenteeism in a virtual meeting on March 26. KDE defines a student as chronically absent if they are present 90% or less of full-time equivalency, meaning the student has missed more than 10% of the enrolled time in school, including both excused and unexcused absences. Rond  more