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.

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.

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

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