Kentucky pre-K program rates high
Kentucky’s state-funded pre-K program rates among the highest in the nation according to a report by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER).
Condition and educational suitability assessments underway
The Kentucky Department of Education’s vendor, Parsons Commercial Technology Group Inc., along with its partner, MGT of America, has assembled eight assessment teams with a standardized process to perform the facility condition and educational suitability evaluations.
KESPT Dream Out Loud winners announced
Nine Kentucky students have each won $1,500 college savings accounts with the Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust (KESPT) through the KESPT Dream Out Loud Challenge. The challenge invited students in grades K-6 to submit an original poem, drawing, video or essay answering the question, “How will I change the world after college?” Each winner’s school also will also receive $500. [...]
Professional development catalog
Eastern Kentucky University has updated its online catalog for the professional development opportunities it is hosting this summer. These sessions are open to anyone, and there are several free sessions including one concerning evidence and Program Reviews. www.coe.eku.edu/field_services For more information, contact Sarah Evans.
Franklin County school receives Biofuels for School Grant
The Franklin County Career and Technical Center (FCCTC) is the recipient of the 2011 Kentucky Biofuels for Schools grant program, made possible by the TogetherGreen Fellow Program and the Kentucky Division of Compliance Assistance. Founded in October 2010, the Kentucky Biofuels for Schools program encourages Kentucky high schools to teach, produce and use biofuels within their schools and community. During [...]
‘One to One’ focuses on children’s health
KET will air a segment on children’s health May 22 at 2 p.m. ET, and on KET2 May 24-25 at 8:30 p.m. Bill Goodman will discuss Baby Health Services with volunteer Dr. Tom Young. Baby Health Services, located in Lexington, is an organization dedicated to providing free medical care to children without insurance from birth through 12 years of age. [...]
‘A History of Education in Kentucky Symposium’
Eastern Kentucky University will host “A History of Education in Kentucky Symposium,” Sept. 8. The symposium will be based on the soon-to-be-released University Press of Kentucky book, A History of Education in Kentucky, authored by Kentucky historian and retired EKU professor William E. Ellis. The day-long symposium will cover many aspects of Kentucky’s public and private P-16 educational system: its [...]
Kentucky sets record with TELL survey
Kentucky teachers’ and principals’ participation in the TELL (Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning) Kentucky Survey set a record for first-time response rates on similar surveys in other states.