Jess Clark
Investigative Reporter, Education & LearningJess Clark covers Education and Learning for KyCIR. Jess has reported on K-12 education for public radio audiences for the past five years, from the swamps of Southeast Louisiana at WWNO, New Orleans Public Radio, to the mountains of North Carolina at WUNC in Chapel Hill.
Her stories have aired on national programs and podcasts, including NPR's All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition, Here & Now and Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting.
A Louisville native, Jess has her bachelor's degree from Centre College, and her masters in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Email Jess at jclark@lpm.org.
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Parents, students and community leaders say Jefferson County Public Schools and its board are leaving them out of major decisions. One expert believes the board may be breaking open meetings laws. -
Opponents of K-12 privatization in Kentucky announced an effort to oppose Amendment 2 on the November ballot, which would allow tax dollars to flow to private and charter schools. -
In a 20-page report, Jefferson County Public Schools management say they agree with nearly all recommendations from a withering transportation audit, but they took issue with how the recommendations were presented by the lead auditor. -
AlphaRoute sent a 16-page report to Jefferson County Board of Education members, challenging the findings of a scathing audit. -
A member of the state’s largest teachers union was ousted from her Jefferson County Teachers Association leadership position for alleged disloyalty to the union during her campaign. -
McDonald’s employees called the police to deal with an off-duty Jefferson County Public Schools security officer, who they say was drinking beer in his car and passed out in the drive-thru lane. -
In an open letter, Jefferson County Board of Education member Chris Kolb admonished principals for speaking out about their transportation concerns, saying it made Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Marty Pollio look bad. -
In an effort to patch up a broken transportation system, the Jefferson County Board of Education voted to consolidate nine school start times into three. -
Parents in Jefferson County Public Schools have numerous concerns about a proposal to overhaul start times again.
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In a plan unveiled Tuesday, Jefferson County Public Schools staff proposed reconsolidating this year’s glitchy nine-bell school schedule.
