The two men vying to be the next superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools will meet with the public Tuesday in a pair of forums.

The Jefferson County Board of Education named Ben Shuldiner and H. Brian Yearwood as finalists after a nationwide search. The men come from districts much smaller than JCPS — Kentucky’s largest school district. And they both boast track records of boosting student performance in the years following a pandemic slump.

Tuesday’s forum will be their first and only interaction with the public before the school board makes their pick two days later. Whoever the board chooses, one thing is certain: The next superintendent will have a full plate.

The Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting’s Jess Clark and the Courier Journal’s Krista Johnson have a wealt

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