A Louisville elementary school has become the first in Kentucky to receive a prestigious international designation.The acheivement was celebrated Friday at Whitney Young Elementary.Students showed off their French language skills during a morning assembly at Young Elementary, which has been authorized as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School by the IB organization in Geneva, Switzerland. The IB program gives students access to a curriculum and materials with a global perspective.Superintendent Sheldon Berman says earning the authorization is a challenging process that takes three to five years.Berman says Highland Middle School is now a candidate for IB authorization, and the program is up an running at Atherton High School.
Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.
