The Kentucky Senate adopted a compromise on a bill that could both keep a low-performing virtual school open & grant calamity days to weather-stricken districts.

The sponsor said the House voted not to concur with a bill that merged relief for weather-ravaged districts with protection ...

Timmy Truett, R-McKee, was approved by the Senate Education Committee ... sickness and unexpected safety concerns. Under state law, Kentucky schools must have 170 days or 1,062 hours of instruction.

A bill that began as relief for Kentucky schools from weather-related closures was transformed by the Senate Thursday into ...