Kentucky has selected ACT, Inc. as its vendor for end-of-course (EOC) examinations for the state’s public high school students. The contract period is from May 9, 2011, to June 30, 2012, and is for a total of $5,486,700. Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), enacted in the 2009 Kentucky General Assembly, requires a new public school assessment program beginning in the [...]
Kentucky’s state-funded pre-K program rates are among the highest in the nation according to a report by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER).
The Simpson County school district was honored recently at the seventh annual Best Places to Work in Kentucky awards ceremony. For the second straight year, the school district received the recognition in the large company (250 or more employees) division. Franklin-Simpson is the first and only state school district to receive the honor. The scores are compiled through an assessment [...]
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The Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) honored the 100th anniversary of KSB Boy Scout Troop 10 and presented the prestigious Paul J. Langan Distinguished Service Award to Pauletta Feldman during its 169th Founder’s Day Program recently. Boy Scout Troop 10 was formed in 1911 and is the oldest troop in the country serving students with disabilities. Throughout the years, [...]