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Krista Johnson

Alabama, Louisville

Breaking News Reporter at The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

Native Iowan covering education for @courierjournal / previously ed reporter for @mgmadvertiser. Retweeting things I find weird, offensive and awesome.

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  • Breonna Taylor protests drove Louisville to change. Has the city held on to its progress?

    1 week ago | courier-journal.com | Krista Johnson |Matthew Glowicki

    Five years after Breonna Taylor's death, Louisville has seen progress and setbacks in addressing racial inequities. Initial momentum for change led to investments in education, health care and business initiatives aimed at closing racial gaps. However, a shift in political climate and pushback against DEI initiatives have hampered progress and created uncertainty.

  • 'Born to achieve greatness': First class graduates from W.E.B. DuBois Academy

    1 week ago | courier-journal.com | Krista Johnson

    W.E.B. DuBois Academy, the country's only all-boys public school with an Afrocentric curriculum, celebrated its first graduating class. Graduates emphasized the school's unique environment fostering brotherhood and celebrating Black identity.

  • Kentucky school board chair confirms LSD's Ben Shuldiner not chosen as next JCPS superintendent

    2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Krista Johnson

    The Jefferson County Board of Education has chosen H. Brian Yearwood - over Lansing School District Superintendent Ben Shuldiner - to be the district's next superintendent and authorized contract negotiations to begin. Yearwood, a native of Trinidad and Tobago and former superintendent of Columbia Public Schools in Missouri, would replace outgoing Superintendent Marty Pollio, who has led JCPS for the past eight years and retires June 30.

  • Kentucky school board chair confirms LSD's Ben Shuldiner not chosen as next JCPS superintendent

    2 weeks ago | lansingstatejournal.com | Krista Johnson

    H. Brian Yearwood has been selected as the next superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools, pending contract negotiations. The selection process has been criticized for potential violation of state law due to a closed meeting vote. The Jefferson County Board of Education has chosen H. Brian Yearwood - over Lansing School District Superintendent Ben Shuldiner - to be the district's next superintendent and authorized contract negotiations to begin.

  • JCPS board broke state law with superintendent vote, Courier Journal complaint states

    2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Krista Johnson

    The Jefferson County Board of Education violated state law when it selected a superintendent candidate to begin contract negotiations with during a closed meeting, according to a complaint from The Courier Journal sent to board Chair Corrie Shull on May 23. Board members met in executive session the evening of May 22 to discuss the two finalists seeking to be the next Jefferson County Public Schools superintendent.

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Krista Johnson
Krista Johnson @KristaJ1993
25 Apr 25

According to a copy of the PILOT agreement obtained by The Courier Journal, the only parties involved are Churchill Downs and JCPS, and the language states no other entity can claim a right to the payments. https://t.co/bh8dyd3CLU via @courierjournal

Krista Johnson
Krista Johnson @KristaJ1993
21 Apr 25

https://t.co/tD1tlJOtRr

Krista Johnson
Krista Johnson @KristaJ1993
14 Apr 25

Can JCPS move downtown for $25 million? https://t.co/uApgg95zbT