The QualityCore Instructional System is a valuable tool for teachers, instructional coaches, and school and district leaders involved with high school Algebra II, Biology, English II and U.S, History classes. End-of-course assessments will be given in those classes for the first time in the 2011-12 school year. The QualityCore Instructional System includes resource materials and a test builder that may [...]
The Kentucky State Fair, Aug. 18-28, has a great way for teachers and students to kick off the 2011-12 school year. The Education Program is spotlighting a new thematic exhibition – United We Stand, Divided We Fall: Kentucky and the Civil War +150. The start of the national Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War is in 2011. Kentucky’s Civil War [...]
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is contracting with three Educators in Residence to assist the council in its work with states in their transformation from a highly-qualified workforce to a highly-effective workforce. These consultant positions will start work in late summer and will be available for up to three years. The Educators in Residence will work in [...]
All across the country, Americans are doing extraordinary things in their communities to out-innovate, out-educate and out-build the rest of the world. Every week, the White House invites the public to tell the stories of “Champions of Change” at www.whitehouse.gov/champions. One theme of service is education and empowerment, which is for innovative teachers and school leaders creating engaging and rigorous [...]
All Eyes on Kentucky, a video related to the Common Core Academic Standards and produced by the School Improvement Network, can be accessed through the Unbridled Learning page on the Kentucky Department of Education website. Kentucky was the first of 42 states to adopt the Common Core Academic Standards in English/language arts and mathematics.
The U.S. Department of Education has released the application for the second phase of the Promise Neighborhoods program, including new implementation grants and a second round of planning grants, totaling $30 million. The program will again have Absolute Priorities for serving rural and tribal communities. Nonprofits, institutions of higher education and Native American tribes are eligible to apply for funds [...]
The second round of Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (QZABs) is available for renovation projects in qualified districts. The requirements and award criteria are outlined in the Request for Authorization (RFA). The bonding allocated in 2010 will expire Dec. 31, 2012, and the 2011 allocation will expire Dec. 31, 2013. Funds will be awarded in phases over the next year until [...]
Kentucky, Illinois and Tennessee will participate in the initial year of an innovative universal free meal service option that makes it easier for low-income children to receive meals in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. The “Community Eligibility Option” will allow schools in high-poverty areas to eliminate the use of applications and provide free breakfast and lunch to [...]
The IHTD Youth Film Festival asks young people to speak out on the federal budget and asks them to consider the $1 trillion spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan – “What would you do with $1 trillion – for yourself, your family and your community?” To participate in the contest, youth age 23 and younger may submit videos that are no longer [...]
The U.S. Department of Education is inviting teachers to participate in a summer seminar series on education policy and leveraging U-Stream technology to engage teachers nationwide. The summer teachers’ series was organized by Laurie Calvert, a teaching ambassador fellow and English teacher at a rural high school in North Carolina. The seminars are intended to offer insights into how teachers [...]