U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Tony Miller spent time in Lexington last week as part of a national tour aimed at highlighting notable school programs. Miller visited Picadome Elementary School, where he watched a Japanese language class and praised the Fayette County Schools for offering Spanish, Chinese and Japanese instruction in all grades. The visit was part of the 2012 Education [...]
The number of Kentucky public high school students taking Advanced Placement (AP) examinations and scoring at high levels continues to rise, according to data released this week by the College Board.
The Council for Economic Education (CEE) has launched an election video contest for K-12 classroom teachers. This contest has students ask, via their teachers, for the best economic advice they can give our new president. Teachers should record one student, or a group of students, answering the question “What should the next president do to improve the economy?” This contest [...]
The Kentucky Center for School Safety (KCSS) recently announced the launch of a mobile application for rapid access to online resources and emergency procedures for elementary and secondary school leaders. According to KCSS Executive Director Jon Akers, the mobile app can be used on any smartphone or tablet computer for rapid access to emergency response protocols and planning information when [...]
Recovery specialists work to improve more than just test scores.
The Kentucky Department of Education and Ashland Inc. have selected 24 outstanding Kentucky educators as recipients of the 2013 Ashland Inc. Teacher Achievement Awards (TAA). These teachers qualify to compete for the 2013 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Award, which will be announced next month. The 24 winning teachers, listed by school district, are: Clay County – Joyce Ellen Bowling, [...]
After visiting Lawrence County High School for an upcoming story about Close the Deal, I stopped by their neighbor to the west, Sandy Hook Elementary School (Elliott County). The school serves approximately 250 students in kindergarten through sixth grade.
The National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) is hosting a professional development experience for Kentucky science educators and administrators on Oct. 18. Kentucky Department of Education Science Consultant Sean Elkins will open the session with the most up-to-date information concerning the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and timeline for Kentucky schools. Two special concurrent sessions offered only to Kentucky science educators [...]
REL Appalachia is sponsoring a Kentucky Bridging Event on Oct. 23 at Berea College. Bridging Research to Practice: Helping Students Navigate the Path to College is a partnership between the Kentucky Department of Education, the Collaborative for Teaching and Learning (CTL), the CCR Alliance at Eastern Kentucky University, the Kentucky Association of School Administrators and GEAR Up at Berea College. [...]
The first day of school is an emotional event, sometimes more for parents than students. I like shooting the first day, especially for kindergarten students. The variety of emotions and little moments is wonderful. And it is one of the few times in the school year I’m able to photograph parent interaction.