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Commissioner of Education Terry Holliday speaks with kindergarten teacher Bridget Murphy at Ezel Elementary School (Morgan County) Oct. 25, 2010. Photo by Amy Wallot

By Susan Riddell
susan.riddell@education.ky.gov

Deatrah Barnett’s question seemed simple enough. And yet, Ezel Elementary School’s (Morgan County) Principal Carol Rose still can’t come up with an answer.

“I just don’t know,” Rose replied when the Morgan County school district superintendent posed the question recently and again when given a second chance to answer later.

The question? What makes Ezel Elementary different from other schools? Continue Reading

Evan's Orchard employee Leigh Ayres demonstrates the apple sorter for students from Anne Mason Elementary School (Scott County) Sept. 22, 2010. Photo by Amy Wallot

Schools benefitting from Farm to School program

By Susan Riddell
susan.riddell@education.ky.gov

As they took bites of different apples, 2nd-grade students at Anne Mason Elementary School (Scott County) kicked off a science unit without even realizing it.

On a field trip to nearby Evan’s Orchard, the youngsters performed a taste test of three apples to see which one was the class favorite. The trip was put together by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s Farm to School program, which is geared toward providing local, healthy and nutritious fruits and vegetables to school children, as well as helping local producers. Continue Reading