The state's second annual Kentucky Literacy Celebration Week is underway. Gov. Steve Beshear’s office issued an official proclamation recognizing the event, which runs through March 9, and along with the governor and first lady, a partnership of literacy agencies are again sponsoring the event in Kentucky. The Governor and First Lady have committed to making this an annual event held around the same week each [...]
At the business session of last month’s Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA) Annual Conference, local board members re-elected five people to serve on the association’s board of directors as directors-at-large. Eight candidates spoke at the business session prior to secret-ballot voting by board members in attendance. The candidates re-elected for three-year terms are: Linda Duncan, a retired teacher and assistant [...]
The workshop, "Navigating Wildcat Turf: Conducting Research at the University of Kentucky," will be held this Saturday, March 10, from 10:30 a.m. to 1: 30 p.m. ET at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort. The workshop will be led by Kentucky Historical Society senior librarian and reference specialist Cheri Daniels. Daniels will review resources available to [...]
Dear Commissioner, It’s good to be back in the Bluegrass! I just returned from Dallas, where I participated in the Council of Chief State School Officers’ National Teacher of the Year conference. For five days, I worked alongside the state Teachers of the Year from all across the country. It was a remarkable learning experience for me, as [...]
The State Advisory Panel for Exceptional Children will host an open public forum March 15 at Lake Cumberland State Resort Park. Parents, children and families are invited to attend this forum to discuss topics related to services for exceptional children. Opinions from the forum will help the panel make recommendations to the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) on policy initiatives. [...]