Jefferson County Public Schools

Behind every JCPS school, dedicated individuals are working tirelessly to ensure classrooms are clean, buildings run smoothly, and students can learn in a safe environment. Then,...

JCPS officially broke ground on the new Kerrick Elementary School on Sept. 9, 2025. The state-of-the-art facility is part of the district’s ongoing commitment to modernize and ...

More than 40 years after I Want to Know What Love Is echoed through car radios and boomboxes across the country, the sound rang again in Louisville on Sunday. This time, with ba...

Eastern High School freshman Cade Wilson is already making a name for himself on the golf team. Last year, as an eighth grader, he competed for a state championship. Now, he's jel...

Three hours before the sun rose over Butler High School, dozens of students were hard at work., crouched over cold grass, with dew soaking their shoes. Students planted American f...

Two educators from Jefferson County Public Schools have been named 2025-26 Kentucky Innovative Teacher Fellows by the Kentucky Department of Education. Kennita Ballard, of Dr. G...

This year, the KHSAA officially granted Newcomer Academy the ability to compete in athletics against other high schools. While the school won't be able to compete for a regional o...

Since late July, Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood has been on the move, wrapping up his first series of Community Conversations across the ...

The Noe Middle School Symphonic Band has been selected as one of just 12 middle school ensembles nationwide to perform at the 2026 Music for All National Festival. The prestigiou...

Dr. Lynn Reynolds, a lifelong educator with 35 years of experience, has been named the new special assistant to the superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools. She will beg...

Music and cheers bounced through the doors at Maupin Elementary on Thursday morning. As students walked into the school, dozens of local volunteers lined the hallway with smiles a...

From barely being able to put 11 players on a field to a winning season, the Valley Boy's Soccer team has come a long way.

When students at Pleasure Ridge Park High School walk into the library this year, something feels different. The checkout desk is busier and the students are lining up, not for W...

As Aiden Wheeler stood in front of Alan Williams’ aircraft maintenance class at Atherton High School answering questions, he was a little nervous. After all, the 2023 Atherton gr...

Nineteen Academy @ Shawnee juniors and seniors are getting a rare, innovative learning experience while partnering with Flight Club 502 and Louisville Aviation. They’re spending a...

Nearly five decades after he first sat in her kindergarten class, Chip Cosby surprised his former teacher, Rebecca Hopkins, with a heartfelt reunion at Slaughter Elementary School...

In a world where violence and trauma can ripple through a community, affecting even its youngest members, Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) has taken on a critical role that...

Jefferson County Public Schools' (JCPS) Chief of Exceptional Child Education (ECE) has won a 2025 Grissom Award for Innovation in Special Education. Kim Chevalier was presented the...

Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) has been awarded nearly $4 million from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to significantly upgrade the district’s cybersecurity ...

Six Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) high schools have been ranked among the top 25 high schools in Kentucky, according to the latest report from U.S. News & World Report....