High school graduation rate improves slightly
The Kentucky public high school graduation rate for the 2010-11 school year improved slightly over the rate for the previous year.
KTC scholarship available
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Engineering Scholarship information is available here. Additional information can be found at the following links: KYTC Scholarship Application (PDF) KYTC Scholarship Fact Sheet (MS Excel) For more information, contact Melinda Curless, STEM Initiatives Consultant for the Kentucky Department of Education, at (502)-564-2106 or melinda.curless@education.ky.gov.
KHS receives NEH grant
The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) has received a $178,000 Landmarks of American History and Culture grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The funds will be used by KHS to host two weeklong teacher workshops called “Torn Within, Threatened Without: Kentucky and the Border States in Civil War America,” in the summer of 2013. These workshops will enable [...]
Kentucky Board of Nursing public comment notice
The Kentucky Board of Nursing will be holding public meetings to receive comments related to medication administration by unlicensed personnel, particularly the administration of insulin to school children by unlicensed school personnel. Comments may be submitted via e-mail at uap.taskforce@ky.gov, in writing at each public meeting or by mail to: Sharon Eli Mercer, MSN,RN Nursing Practice Consultant Kentucky Board of [...]
Tornados force changes, don’t stop learning
Districts ready for new school year following spring tornados.
Former educator held ‘unique perspective’ on legislative process
After teaching high schoolers the ins and outs of government, history and economics for 27 years, state Rep. Derrick Graham has retired from Frankfort High School. .
Teachers can’t wait to get their hands on nanoparticles
Teachers did research at UofL and UK this summer to take real-world experience back to the classroom.
Preparing to keep the memories
Woodford County High School yearbook adviser Dan Ruff needed to get a head start to prepare his students to create the best yearbook they could. This summer he held the first Woodford County High School yearbook camp.
KPA offers annual book giveaway
The Kentucky Press Association (KPA) is offering its annual book giveaway this fall. KPA encourages teachers, principals and librarians to contact their local newspaper publishers and ask if they are participating in the 2012 KPA Literacy Project and ask how their schools can join. This year’s story, Unleashed, is written by Kentucky author Leigh Anne Florence and illustrated by Chris [...]
KHS Foundation to develop curriculum
The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) Foundation has received a $110,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The funds will be used by KHS to create a curriculum called “The Right Answer,” a partnership between KHS and Kentucky schools. The initiative will increase students’ skills in visual literacy, historical literacy and critical thinking with the aid of [...]