Nine outstanding teachers from around the state – three elementary school teachers, three middle school teachers and three high school teachers – are semifinalists for the Kentucky Teacher of the Year award, the Kentucky Department of Education and Ashland Inc. announced today. Winners of the Elementary, Middle and High School Teacher of the Year awards, as well as the overall [...]
At its meeting in Frankfort Monday, the Kentucky Board of Education presented the annual Dr. Samuel Robinson Award to Gregory Ross, Ed.D., principal of McNabb Elementary in the Paducah Independent school district, and Kern Alexander, Ed.D., excellence professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and former president of Murray State University and Western Kentucky University.
The Regional Educational Laboratory (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 REL Appalachia, Kentucky Department of Education, the Collaborative for Teaching and Learning (CTL), the CCR Alliance at Eastern Kentucky University, the Kentucky Association of School Administrators [...]
Seven Kentucky public school districts were recognized Monday for achieving voluntary system accreditation through the AdvancED/Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accreditation process. The recognition ceremony occurred in the State Board Room on the first floor of the Capital Plaza Tower in Frankfort. Kentucky Commissioner of Education Terry Holliday; Kentucky Board of Education Chair David Karem; Randy McCallon, chair of the Kentucky AdvancED/SACS [...]
Kimberly Shearer So this is it — my last column as the 2012 Kentucky Teacher of the Year. I have to admit I delayed the writing of this last column as long as I possibly could, simply because I doubted my ability to squeeze all I’m feeling into words. For starters, I’m overcome with gratitude. I’ve gotten to [...]
The Kentucky ACT State Organization, a group of educators and business leaders throughout Kentucky, is sponsoring a one-day summit focusing on the academic preparation of high school students, and the programs and support needed to prepare them for success in college and the workplace. The summit will take place Friday, Nov. 16, at the Marriott Louisville East. For questions regarding [...]
At its study session on Monday and regular meeting on Tuesday, the Kentucky Board of Education heard several presentations and took action on a number of items.