The Council on Postsecondary Education has developed a fact sheet with basic information on adult education and Kentucky’s colleges and universities. The fact sheet provides a concise snapshot in four key categories: colleges, universities and adult education; students; finance; and performance metrics. By the Numbers includes enrollment, degrees and credentials, number of GED grads entering college, student diversity, adult students, [...]
Kentucky Chautauqua programs allow students to experience Kentucky and U.S. history brought to life in the classroom and offers interaction between the character and students during the program that not only enhances the learning experience, but engages students. While they learn about the past they can apply what they learn to present-day topics and issues. Included in this experience are: [...]
The Kentucky Department for Energy Development and Independence has authorized use of unobligated federal stimulus funds to keep the state’s 36 school energy managers on the job through June 30, 2012. The state agency recently informed the Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA) that the School Energy Manager Project (SEMP) may access American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to keep energy [...]
The National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI), a non-profit organization for improving American students’ mathematics and science achievement, recently honored 23 Advanced Placement (AP) teachers as the 2011 All American Teachers of the Year. Kentucky teachers honored were: Amiee Cantrell-Webb, English , Johnson Central High School (Johnson County) Brian Sullivan, calculus, Henderson County High School Carlos Verdecchia, biology, Bryan Station [...]
An “Everything for Educators Consignment Sale” will be held from July 26-30 at the Fern Creek Fire Department in Louisville. The sale is free to attend and open to all educators, K-12 classroom teachers, homeschool families and Pre-K teachers who could use a few materials. The sale also is looking for unused teaching supplies, possibly from retiring teachers or those [...]