LEXINGTON, Ky. — A temporary plan to house Lexington’s all-boys STEM academy within the new building for the city’s all-girls STEM academy has left community members at odds about how to move forward.
Arielle Washington, a parent, said applied, hands-on learning attracted her to Rise STEM Academy for Girls for her child six years ago.
The school was created in 2020 for kindergarten through second grade and was designed to expand annually until reaching eighth grade, but those plans were paused in the first year…