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52-631: Susan Ann "Sue" Bennett (1843–1891) was a social activist and Southern Methodist church leader from Richmond, Kentucky . When the Woman's Department of Church Extension was created by the Southern Methodist General Conference in 1886, Sue Bennett was appointed the Corresponding Secretary from Kentucky. She studied the region in eastern Kentucky and found that there were several counties there without churches of any denomination and

104-486: A Model Laboratory for students to learn how to teach when they returned to their own communities. High school classes included traditional curricula as well as music and business classes. When Kentucky required the establishment of high schools in every county, in 1910 Laurel County used the Sue Bennett Memorial School, furnishing one additional teacher. In 1922 the school became a junior college, and its name

156-600: A desperate need for schools. In 1890 the General Conference established the Woman's Parsonage and Home Mission Society as a department of the Board of Church Extension. As an appointed member of the Society's Central Committee, Sue Bennett began the work to establish a school in the southeastern Kentucky mountains. She died before her work was finished. Her younger sister, Isabel "Belle" Harris Bennett (1852–1922) took her place on

208-469: A female householder with no husband present, and 48.6% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.78. In the city, the population was spread out, with 17.5% under the age of 18, 31.7% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 13.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

260-518: A four-year college and in 1935 added a graduate degree program. In 1965, the institution was renamed Eastern Kentucky University. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Richmond saw significant growth, becoming the state's seventh-largest city in 2009. Richmond is located in Madison County in the Bluegrass region of the state. The Blue Grass Army Depot lies to the southeast of the city. The city

312-611: A mother or older sister as housekeeper) and first a dormitory for girls (named in honor of Miss Lucinda Helm, an early proponent of women missionary work). Next, they constructed the Ellen Burdette Home which served as the principal's house. The Memorial Hall (a dormitory for boys) was funded by the Twentieth Century Educational Campaign of the Church. The school offered elementary classes which by 1901 served as

364-553: A site in Manchester, but this plan fell through - then the citizens of London agreed to put $ 20,000 for a site and building for a school. This was matched by a $ 20,000 pledge from the Woman's Pasonage and Home Mission Society for its maintenance. Rev. Dickey worked with the leaders in London to purchase a campus of twenty-two acreas. He then sold his school in Jackson and moved to London to manage

416-461: Is home to Eastern Kentucky University . The population was 38,030 as of 2024. Richmond is the fourth-largest city in the Bluegrass region (after Louisville , Lexington and Georgetown ) and the state's seventh-largest city. It is the ninth largest population center in the state with a Micropolitan population of 106,864. The city serves as the center for work and shopping for south-central Kentucky, with many local and chain options alike. Richmond KY

468-578: Is home to numerous festivals, notably the Millstone Festival. In addition, Richmond is the principal city of the Richmond-Berea, Kentucky Micropolitan Area , which includes all of Madison and Rockcastle counties. Richmond was founded in 1798 by Colonel John Miller from Richmond, Virginia . A British American, Miller served with the rebels in the Revolutionary War . According to lore, he

520-489: Is served by Interstate 75 , U. S. Routes 25 and 421 , and Kentucky Routes 52 , 169 and 388 . I-75 runs to the west of downtown, with access from exits 83, 87, and 90. Via I-75, downtown Lexington, Kentucky is 25 mi (40 km) northwest, and Knoxville , Tennessee is 147 mi (237 km) south. U.S. Route 25 forms the eastern bypass around the city, leading northwest to Lexington and south 14 mi (23 km) to Berea . U.S. Route 421 parallels U.S. 25 on

572-795: The Every Student Succeeds Act , which reauthorized the Elementary Secondary Education Act. "In December 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed into law, reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and replacing the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). ESEA, the federal law that authorizes federal funding for K-12 schools, represents the nation's commitment to equal educational opportunity for all students and has influenced

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624-516: The Federal Security Agency , where it was renamed as the Office of Education. After World War II , President Dwight D. Eisenhower promulgated "Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953." The Federal Security Agency was abolished and most of its functions were transferred to the newly formed DHEW. In 1979, President Carter advocated for creating a cabinet-level Department of Education. Carter's plan

676-500: The Köppen Climate Classification system, Richmond has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. As of the census of 2000, there were 27,152 people, 10,795 households, and 5,548 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,420.4 inhabitants per square mile (548.4/km ). There were 11,857 housing units at an average density of 620.3 per square mile (239.5/km ). The racial makeup of

728-578: The Republican Liberty Caucus passed a resolution to abolish the Department of Education. Abolition of the organization was not pursued under the George W. Bush administration, which made reform of federal education a key priority of the president's first term. In 2008 and 2012, presidential candidate Ron Paul campaigned in part on an opposition to the department. Under President George W. Bush ,

780-583: The United States Department of the Interior and the former United States Department of Health Education and Welfare (DHEW) (now the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)). An unsuccessful attempt at creating a Department of Education, headed by a secretary of education , came with the Smith–Towner Bill in 1920. In 1939, the organization (then a bureau) was transferred to

832-616: The Big E Transit Service on the EKU campus, Madison County Connector service to Berea, and local and intercity demand-responsive transport . United States Department of Education The United States Department of Education is a cabinet -level department of the United States government . It began operating on May 4, 1980, having been created after the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

884-640: The Central Committee and, appointed as the Superintendent of Mountain Work, began the process of establishing the school. Belle H. Bennett recruited Reverend John J. Dickey who had already established an academy in Jackson, Kentucky (later Lees College ). Together with the Board of Missions General Secretary Walter Russell Lambuth , they petitioned local businesses and organizations for support. They were first offered

936-633: The Department of Agriculture's school lunch and nutrition programs, the Department of the Interior's Native Americans' education programs, and the Department of Labor's education and training programs. Upgrading Education to cabinet-level status in 1979 was opposed by many in the Republican Party , who saw the department as unconstitutional , arguing that the Constitution does not mention education , and deemed it an unnecessary and illegal federal bureaucratic intrusion into local affairs. However, many see

988-692: The Department of Education has no direct public jurisdictional control. The department identifies four key functions: The Department of Education is a member of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness and works with federal partners to ensure proper education for homeless and runaway youth in the United States. For 2006, the ED discretionary budget was $ 56 billion and the mandatory budget contained $ 23 billion. In 2009 it received additional ARRA funding of $ 102 billion. As of 2011,

1040-520: The Department of Education. During the 1980 presidential campaign, Gov. Reagan called for the total elimination of the U.S. Department of Education, severe curtailment of bilingual education, and massive cutbacks in the federal role in education. Once in office , President Reagan significantly reduced its budget , but in 1989, perhaps to reduce conflict with Congress , he decided to change his mind and ask for an increase from $ 18.4 billion to $ 20.3 billion. The Republican Party platform of 1980 called for

1092-686: The Department of Education." By 1984 the GOP had dropped the call for elimination from its platform, and with the election of President George H. W. Bush in 1988, the Republican position evolved in almost lockstep with that of the Democrats, with Goals 2000 a virtual joint effort. After the Newt Gingrich -led "revolution" in 1994 had taken control of both Houses of Congress, federal control of and spending on education soared. That trend continued unabated despite

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1144-563: The Laurel County Seminary). Five months later, the school had enrolled 210 students. The new building was finally finished in the fall of 1897. It cost $ 12,000 and could take as many as 300 students. Belle Harris Bennett hired Professor James C. Lewis, a graduate of Bristol University in England, as Principal. He and his wife worked at the school for 19 years. Bennett continued with fundraising: they built eight cottages on campus (each with

1196-488: The Madison County school district. Richmond has a lending library , a branch of the Madison County Public Library. The Richmond Register is published on Tuesday through Saturday publication. The Eastern Progress is a weekly student publication of Eastern Kentucky University Interstate 75 passes through western Richmond, and connects the city to Lexington in the north and Knoxville, Tennessee in

1248-679: The National Teachers Association (renamed the National Education Association ). Barnard served as the first commissioner of education but resigned when the office was reconfigured as a bureau in the Department of Interior known as the United States Office of Education due to concerns it would have too much control over local schools. Over the years, the office remained relatively small, operating under different titles and housed in various agencies, including

1300-536: The Union General William Nelson , capturing or killing 5,300 of his 6,500 men. One historian called this battle "the nearest thing to a Cannae ever scored by any general, North or South, in the course of the whole war." In 1906, Eastern Kentucky State Normal School was founded in Richmond to train teachers. The school graduated its first class of 11 teachers in 1909. In 1922, it was established as

1352-629: The United States is organized at a subnational level by each of the fifty states. Under the 10th Amendment , the federal government and Department of Education are not involved in determining curricula or educational standards or establishing schools or colleges. The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) oversees schools located on American military bases and the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Education supports tribally controlled schools. The quality of higher education institutions and their degrees are maintained through an informal private process known as accreditation , over which

1404-403: The city was 88.30% White , 8.27% African American , 0.29% Native American , 1.09% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.43% from other races , and 1.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.21% of the population. There were 13,351 households, out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.2% were married couples living together, 12.8% had

1456-601: The city. State Route 2881 connects at State Route 52 at Caleast, runs through southern Richmond, and heads south to Berea. Central Kentucky Regional Airport is a public airport located in Madison County between Richmond and Berea. It consists of a 5,001 by 100 ft asphalt runway. Foothills Express, operated by the Kentucky River Foothills Development Council, provides the Richmond Transit Service bus service within Richmond,

1508-458: The college for years. By the mid-1990s, the $ 2 million debt load was being used to cover student financial aid. Vendors were complaining about bills not being paid, followed by complaints from faculty that retirement benefits withheld from their salaries were not being paid. In June 1997, its accreditation was recommended for removal due to a lack of educational resources, technology and guidelines, an unclear institutional purpose and poor finances. It

1560-663: The department as constitutional under the Commerce Clause , and that the funding role of the department is constitutional under the Taxing and Spending Clause . The National Education Association supported the bill, while the American Federation of Teachers opposed it. As of 1979, the Office of Education had 3,000 employees and an annual budget of $ 12 billion. Congress appropriated to the Department of Education an annual budget of $ 14 billion and 17,000 employees when establishing

1612-683: The department primarily focused on elementary and secondary education, expanding its reach through the No Child Left Behind Act . The department's budget increased by $ 14 billion between 2002 and 2004, from $ 46 billion to $ 60 billion. On March 23, 2007, President George W. Bush signed into law H.R. 584 , which designates the ED Headquarters building as the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building . In December 2015, President Barack Obama instituted

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1664-422: The discretionary budget is $ 70 billion. The department's origin goes back to 1867, when President Andrew Johnson signed legislation for a Department of Education. It was seen as a way to collect information and statistics about the nation's schools and provide advice to schools in the same way the Department of Agriculture helped farmers. The department was originally proposed by Henry Barnard and leaders of

1716-536: The eastern bypass of the city, leading northwest to Lexington (with U.S. 25 and I-75) and southeast 34 mi (55 km) to McKee . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 19.2 square miles (50 km ), of which 19.1 square miles (49 km ) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km )(0.73%) is water. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to

1768-456: The elimination of the Department of Education created under Carter, and President Ronald Reagan promised during the 1980 presidential election to eliminate it as a cabinet post, but he was not able to do so with a Democratic House of Representatives . In the 1982 State of the Union Address, he pledged: "The budget plan I submit to you on Feb. 8 will realize major savings by dismantling

1820-415: The enrollment growth never came. (Nor was the football team successful; they lost all 43 games they played in their five seasons on the gridiron from 1993 to 1997.) Additionally, the new president pushed to begin a four-year business degree program. Other programs, such as social service, paralegal, nursing, secretarial services, law enforcement and education, were also proposed. Finances remained unstable at

1872-406: The establishment of the new school. On June 25, 1896, Belle Harris Bennett held a dedication ceremony for the school building's cornerstone which was blessed by Bishop E.R. Hendrix. Rev. Dickey had already recruited 75 students and a faculty of three; and, because the new building was not yet ready, the Sue Bennett Memorial School opened on January 2, 1897, in a rented building in London (formerly

1924-580: The fact that the Republican Party made abolition of the department a cornerstone of 1996 platform and campaign promises, calling it an inappropriate federal intrusion into local, state, and family affairs. The GOP platform read: "The Federal government has no constitutional authority to be involved in school curricula or to control jobs in the market place. This is why we will abolish the Department of Education, end federal meddling in our schools, and promote family choice at all levels of learning." In 2000,

1976-585: The former Sue Bennett campus in early 2014. The campus at the time was being used for by Laurel County Adult Education, Sunrise Children's Services, and Connect Church, and one of the dormitories was reused as an apartment complex. Hayes’ goals were to reuse the Administration Building for an antique store, and for an alumni suite, clear out Helm Hall of its dormitory supplies, and secure the Belle Bennett Auditorium. Hayes also planned to lease

2028-594: The interests of the citizens when applicable. The Board of Commissioners appoints a city manager , who administers the day-to-day operations of the city. The mayor is elected for a term of four years. Each city commissioner is elected for a term of two years. The term of the city manager is indefinite. Richmond is served by the Madison County Public School System . In 1988 the Richmond Independent School District merged into

2080-737: The school's students were absorbed by nearby Union College in Barbourville , Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia and Cumberland College (now the University of the Cumberlands ) in Williamsburg . In addition, the University of the Cumberlands also serves as the official custodian for the academic records of Sue Bennett College. London-native Jim Hayes, the eldest son of former president Earl Hayes, acquired

2132-426: The south. I-75 has three exits in the city: U.S. Route 25 , State Route 876 , and S.R. 2872 . Richmond is located on a concurrency with U.S. Route 25 and 421 . The two routes run north to Lexington and diverge approximately five miles south of the city. U.S. 25 connects the city to Berea and Mount Vernon in the south. U.S. 421 connects to McKee in the south east. State Route 52 connects to Lancaster in

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2184-591: The swimming pool in the Scoville Building to the London-Laurel County Rescue Squad for $ 1 per year. 37°07′30″N 84°05′19″W  /  37.1250°N 84.0885°W  / 37.1250; -84.0885 Richmond, Kentucky Richmond is a home class city in Kentucky and the county seat of Madison County, Kentucky , United States . It is named after Richmond, Virginia , and

2236-640: The west and Irvine in the east. State Route 169 heads northwest toward Nicholasville . State Route 388 runs north of the city to the north end of the county and Boonesborough . State Route 876 serves as a bypass around the business district of the city and heads west toward Kentucky Route 595 , which continues to Round Hill and Kirksville . State Route 1156 heads northeast and connects with State Route 169 at Valley View . State Route 1986 runs northeast of Richmond to Union City and Doylesville. The U.S. 25 connector, signed as S.R. 2872 and commonly known as Duncannon Lane, connects I-75 to U.S. 25 south of

2288-442: Was $ 274 billion, which included funding for children with disabilities ( IDEA ), pandemic recovery, early childhood education, Pell Grants , Title I , work assistance, among other programs. This budget was down from $ 637.7 billion in 2022. Its official abbreviation is ED ("DOE" refers to the United States Department of Energy ) but is also abbreviated informally as "DoEd". Unlike the systems of many other countries, education in

2340-425: Was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males. The median household income in Richmond is $ 63,295 as of 2023. Richmond operates under a council–manager government . The citizens elect a mayor and four city commissioners who form the Board of Commissioners. The Board of Commissioners is the legislative body of the city government and represents

2392-503: Was attracted to the area by its good spring water and friendly Native Americans . With the original county seat of Madison County being Milford, Kentucky , Miller successfully lobbied the Kentucky legislature to move it from Milford to present-day Richmond. Although the residents of Milford strongly opposed the move, the county approved the transfer in March 1798. On July 4, 1798, the new town

2444-598: Was based on SBC's pending litigation versus the Eastern District of Kentucky to have the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools reinstate its accreditation. However, Judge Richard I. Slippen rejected SBC's request, and thus the possibility of continued federal financial assistance was dead. The United Methodist Daily News issued this statement in December: Several of the school's programs and many of

2496-547: Was changed to Sue Bennett College. In 1932 it received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. A new president, Paul Bunnell, was elected in the fall of 1991 and added four new sports programs for the following season: football, men's soccer, women's volleyball and cross country. The athletic programs (nicknamed the "Dragons") were to be hosted off-campus; they were projected to add 50 students without increasing administrative costs, but

2548-477: Was formally stripped on September 22. On October 6, the United States Department of Education imposed an emergency action against Sue Bennett College, issuing a Notice of Intent to Terminate the institution from participation in the federal student financial assistance programs authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 . The college requested a hearing to appeal that proceeding. The appeal

2600-667: Was named Richmond in honor of Miller's Virginia birthplace. Richmond was incorporated in 1809. Kentucky was a southern border state during the Civil War and remained mostly in the Union, even though early in the war, 68 of 110 Kentucky counties seceded to join the Confederacy; however, the state largely came back under U.S. control after early 1862. On August 30, 1862, the Battle of Richmond took place. Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith routed

2652-479: Was split into the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services by the Department of Education Organization Act , which President Jimmy Carter signed into law on October 17, 1979. The Department of Education is administered by the United States secretary of education . It has 4,400 employees – the smallest staff of the Cabinet agencies – and a 2024 budget of $ 238 billion. The 2023 Budget

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2704-431: Was to transfer most of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's education-related functions to the Department of Education. Carter also planned to transfer the education-related functions of the departments of Defense, Justice, Housing and Urban Development, and Agriculture, as well as a few other federal entities. Among the federal education-related programs that were not proposed to be transferred were Headstart,

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