Records uncovered by @storiesbyjess.bsky.social and @g-nizzle.bsky.social show JCPS Chief Academic Officer Nathan Balasubramanian ordered staff to cancel a student production of “Ragtime” by duPont Manual High School’s Youth Performing Arts School.
New JCPS chief tried to cancel Manual ‘Ragtime’ show, board member says
JCPS Chief Academic Officer Nathan Balasubramanian ordered staff to cancel a high school musical over racial slurs.
www.lpm.org
September 25, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Records uncovered by @storiesbyjess.bsky.social and @g-nizzle.bsky.social show JCPS Chief Academic Officer Nathan Balasubramanian ordered staff to cancel a student production of “Ragtime” by duPont Manual High School’s Youth Performing Arts School.
What gets me about these sorts of incidents is that they illustrate how many people are using AI for COMPLETELY USELESS purposes. There are already a million US maps and periodic tables! You can get them anywhere! What conceivable reason is there to have an LLM make one? It doesn't even save effort!
'Venecky' instead of Kentucky: JCPS middle school parents suspect school agendas are AI-generated
A Farnsley Middle School parent found bizarre errors in student agendas, prompting JCPS to warn families.
www.wdrb.com
August 20, 2026 at 3:48 PM
What gets me about these sorts of incidents is that they illustrate how many people are using AI for COMPLETELY USELESS purposes. There are already a million US maps and periodic tables! You can get them anywhere! What conceivable reason is there to have an LLM make one? It doesn't even save effort!
Louisville mom sued JCPS for cutting her son’s bus. Now, she could face jail for not getting him to school. www.lpm.org/investigate/...
Louisville mom sued JCPS for cutting her son’s bus. Now, she could face jail for not getting him to school.
After JCPS cut her son’s bus, Taryn Bell tried to keep him at the school he’d attended since kindergarten.
www.lpm.org
December 17, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Louisville mom sued JCPS for cutting her son’s bus. Now, she could face jail for not getting him to school. www.lpm.org/investigate/...
The kids are alright
LISTEN: JCPS student reporters on why journalism matters
LPM talked with groups of JCPS student journalists on why they report and what changes they’d most like to see in their community.
www.lpm.org
September 19, 2026 at 12:46 AM
The kids are alright
"Less than a month into the district’s first school year with a new cellphone ban, JCPS has found that students are checking out library books at a record rate."
www.wave3.com/2025/09/02/s...
www.wave3.com/2025/09/02/s...
School cell phone ban creates surge in JCPS library visits
District leaders are calling it a culture shift within Jefferson County Public Schools.
www.wave3.com
September 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
"Less than a month into the district’s first school year with a new cellphone ban, JCPS has found that students are checking out library books at a record rate."
www.wave3.com/2025/09/02/s...
www.wave3.com/2025/09/02/s...
JCPS allows 49 tech firms to collect or process a range of deeply personal information about students: their birthdates, ethnicity, disabilities, medical history, whether they are homeless or in foster care, their family’s economic status, and much more.
From @storiesbyjess.bsky.social of KyCIR:
From @storiesbyjess.bsky.social of KyCIR:
JCPS uses hundreds of ed tech products. How safe is student data?
The ed tech boom has reshaped education in JCPS and turned over a massive amount of student data to tech companies.
www.lpm.org
September 22, 2026 at 2:42 PM
JCPS allows 49 tech firms to collect or process a range of deeply personal information about students: their birthdates, ethnicity, disabilities, medical history, whether they are homeless or in foster care, their family’s economic status, and much more.
From @storiesbyjess.bsky.social of KyCIR:
From @storiesbyjess.bsky.social of KyCIR:
Photos capturing walkouts at two Kentucky schools in protest of ICE. The picture of the young boy holding a sign that says "LIAM WAS 5" and "children are being taken away," written in such childlike handwriting, is going to stay with me.
JCPS students at J. Graham Brown School and Manual protest ICE policies. See photos from the walkouts
JCPS students from J. Graham Brown School and Manual High School in Louisville held walkouts to protest ICE policies on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
www.courier-journal.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Photos capturing walkouts at two Kentucky schools in protest of ICE. The picture of the young boy holding a sign that says "LIAM WAS 5" and "children are being taken away," written in such childlike handwriting, is going to stay with me.
JCPS substitute teachers plan 'blackout' to protest pay cuts
JCPS substitute teachers plan 'blackout' to protest pay cuts
Some JCPS long-term substitute teachers are asking all substitutes to refuse assignments on Sept. 25 in protest of recent incentive pay cuts.
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September 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM
JCPS substitute teachers plan 'blackout' to protest pay cuts
JCPS Chief Academic Officer Nathan Balasubramanian ordered staff to cancel a high school musical over racial slurs.
www.lpm.org/investigate/...
www.lpm.org/investigate/...
New JCPS chief tried to cancel Manual ‘Ragtime’ show, board member says
JCPS Chief Academic Officer Nathan Balasubramanian ordered staff to cancel a high school musical over racial slurs.
www.lpm.org
September 25, 2026 at 7:38 PM
JCPS Chief Academic Officer Nathan Balasubramanian ordered staff to cancel a high school musical over racial slurs.
www.lpm.org/investigate/...
www.lpm.org/investigate/...
New KyCIR report from @storiesbyjess.bsky.social about the data-sharing agreements JCPS has with education tech companies - and what we know, and don't, about the data they're collecting on students and how they're using it.
She searched for, and then read, a bunch of contracts to figure this out.
She searched for, and then read, a bunch of contracts to figure this out.
JCPS uses hundreds of ed tech products. How safe is student data?
The ed tech boom has reshaped education in JCPS and turned over a massive amount of student data to tech companies.
www.lpm.org
September 22, 2026 at 4:01 PM
New KyCIR report from @storiesbyjess.bsky.social about the data-sharing agreements JCPS has with education tech companies - and what we know, and don't, about the data they're collecting on students and how they're using it.
She searched for, and then read, a bunch of contracts to figure this out.
She searched for, and then read, a bunch of contracts to figure this out.
Right now, the Trump administration is illegally withholding $11 million intended for our schools in Jefferson County — every JCPS student will suffer as a result.
As Louisville's representative in Congress, and as a JCPS dad myself, I'm demanding they release these funds.
As Louisville's representative in Congress, and as a JCPS dad myself, I'm demanding they release these funds.
July 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Right now, the Trump administration is illegally withholding $11 million intended for our schools in Jefferson County — every JCPS student will suffer as a result.
As Louisville's representative in Congress, and as a JCPS dad myself, I'm demanding they release these funds.
As Louisville's representative in Congress, and as a JCPS dad myself, I'm demanding they release these funds.
We just won an important public records lawsuit, with a judge ruling that JCPS can't withhold text messages staff sent during the bus chaos on the first day of school back in 2023. Fighting for government records, when necessary, is part of the work we do @lpm.org.
LPM prevails in fight for JCPS bus crisis records
Access to top district officials’ text messages on bungled opening day are at the center of the lawsuit.
www.lpm.org
July 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
We just won an important public records lawsuit, with a judge ruling that JCPS can't withhold text messages staff sent during the bus chaos on the first day of school back in 2023. Fighting for government records, when necessary, is part of the work we do @lpm.org.
Blue moon o'er Venecky keep on shinin'
'Venecky' instead of Kentucky: JCPS middle school parents suspect school agendas are AI-generated
A Farnsley Middle School parent found bizarre errors in student agendas, prompting JCPS to warn families.
www.wdrb.com
August 17, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Blue moon o'er Venecky keep on shinin'
Happy first day of school to all JCPS teachers, staff, administrators, and families!
August 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Happy first day of school to all JCPS teachers, staff, administrators, and families!
JCPS giving us a 2-hour delay tomorrow, just to make our return as inconvenient as possible
January 13, 2025 at 1:58 AM
JCPS giving us a 2-hour delay tomorrow, just to make our return as inconvenient as possible
November 27, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Last week, the Trump administration wrongfully took $9.7 million away from JCPS.
They want our public schools to fail, and our kids, teachers, and staff will suffer as a result. We're fighting this. bit.ly/4mMUEFT
They want our public schools to fail, and our kids, teachers, and staff will suffer as a result. We're fighting this. bit.ly/4mMUEFT
Congressman McGarvey urges Education Department to restore $10 million in JCPS grants
The Department of Education said the grants were pulled from the district because of civil rights violations.
https://bit.ly/4mMUEFT"
October 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Last week, the Trump administration wrongfully took $9.7 million away from JCPS.
They want our public schools to fail, and our kids, teachers, and staff will suffer as a result. We're fighting this. bit.ly/4mMUEFT
They want our public schools to fail, and our kids, teachers, and staff will suffer as a result. We're fighting this. bit.ly/4mMUEFT
District leaders are calling it a culture shift within Jefferson County Public Schools.
Less than a month into the district’s first school year with a new cellphone ban, JCPS has found that students are checking out library books at a record rate.
Less than a month into the district’s first school year with a new cellphone ban, JCPS has found that students are checking out library books at a record rate.
School cell phone ban creates surge in JCPS library visits
District leaders are calling it a culture shift within Jefferson County Public Schools.
buff.ly
September 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
District leaders are calling it a culture shift within Jefferson County Public Schools.
Less than a month into the district’s first school year with a new cellphone ban, JCPS has found that students are checking out library books at a record rate.
Less than a month into the district’s first school year with a new cellphone ban, JCPS has found that students are checking out library books at a record rate.
The JCPS task force created by Republicans has announced their 5 citizen members today. Of the 13 on the task force, 7 are Republican, 6 Democrats; 10 are white and 3 are Black. Louisville is overwhelmingly Democrat and 62% of JCPS students are non-white.
July 11, 2024 at 2:49 PM
The JCPS task force created by Republicans has announced their 5 citizen members today. Of the 13 on the task force, 7 are Republican, 6 Democrats; 10 are white and 3 are Black. Louisville is overwhelmingly Democrat and 62% of JCPS students are non-white.
NEW: Court says bill unconstitutional.
GOP passes it again.
JCPS sues again.
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GOP passes it again.
JCPS sues again.
hellbendernewsroom.com/news/politic...
Kentucky Republicans stripped the JCPS board of power. Now they’re suing - Hellbender Newsroom
The Kentucky Supreme Court struck down a nearly identical bill aimed at JCPS at the end of 2025. Lawmakers almost immediately refiled it.
hellbendernewsroom.com
July 16, 2026 at 10:35 PM
NEW: Court says bill unconstitutional.
GOP passes it again.
JCPS sues again.
hellbendernewsroom.com/news/politic...
GOP passes it again.
JCPS sues again.
hellbendernewsroom.com/news/politic...
The U.S. Dept. of Education was supposed to monitor Jefferson County Public Schools until 2026 for overdisciplining Black students. Once Trump took office, they stopped answering the district’s emails. From @storiesbyjess.bsky.social
U.S. Dept. of Education ghosts JCPS during civil rights monitoring
The U.S. Dept. of Education was supposed to monitor JCPS until 2026 for overdisciplining Black students. Once Trump took office, they stopped answering the district’s emails.
www.lpm.org
December 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The U.S. Dept. of Education was supposed to monitor Jefferson County Public Schools until 2026 for overdisciplining Black students. Once Trump took office, they stopped answering the district’s emails. From @storiesbyjess.bsky.social
Former JCPS football coaches, another man, indicted on 52 child sex abuse charges. From @storiesbyjess.bsky.social
Former JCPS coaches, another man, indicted on 52 child sex abuse charges
Ronnie and Donnie Stoner are accused of dozens of crimes spanning an 18-year period.
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July 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Former JCPS football coaches, another man, indicted on 52 child sex abuse charges. From @storiesbyjess.bsky.social