It’s important to emphasize efforts to both prevent and address bullying in Kentucky schools. The following comments from Kentucky Board of Education Chair David Karem were included in the board’s June “Board Notes” newsletter: “At its June 6 meeting, the Kentucky Board of Education received a briefing on how the Kentucky Center for School Safety and the Kentucky Department of [...]
Ten alternative education programs have been selected as Best Practice Sites in an effort designed to recognize the work of educators and programs that serve at-risk students. The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) began the project in 2009 to highlight exemplary practices in A5 and A6 programs in public school districts. A5 programs are school district-operated and -housed instructional programs [...]
Each year, districts are required to submit a Minority Educator Recruitment and Retention (MERR) report on their efforts to increase the percentage of minority teachers. In years past, the report was due by Oct. 1. As a result of the implementation of the redesigned system, the MERR report will be due on or before July 31. The new Kentucky Educator [...]
Students ages 12-18 from school- and community-based arts programs in the Southeast region are invited to submit their original artwork for the Young Artist Award, Art Education Partnership’s (AEP) national spotlight of talented visual artists. The winning submission is featured on the cover of the National Forum program booklet and the student receives an honorarium, along with special recognition at [...]