Holliday files papers for non-profit corporation
Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday on Wednesday filed the Articles of Incorporation for the Fund for Transforming Education in Kentucky, an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.
Three public schools earn Blue Ribbon honors
Three Kentucky public schools have been designated as 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education. The three are: Trapp Elementary, Clark County Rosa Parks Elementary, Fayette County Porter Elementary, Johnson County Rock Creek Elementary in Louisville; Notre Dame Academy in Park Hills; St. Henry High in Erlanger; Saint James Catholic Regional School in Elizabethtown; and Seton [...]
KDE launches redesigned Web presence
Today, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) launched a redesigned website that is designed to connect parents, educators, lawmakers and the public with the agency’s vast compilation of data and information. The new website address is the same – http://www.education.ky.gov– but the setup and navigation are redesigned dramatically. “The goal of this change is to reach our various audiences more [...]
Show and tell and write
Eighth-grade language arts teachers at Henry F. Moss Middle School (Warren County) delved deeper into the lives of their students during recent class presentations. Students were asked to bring in five items of personal importance that represented significant relationships, events or topics in their lives.
USED guidance to combat bullying
The U.S. Department of Education (USED) has released a free, two-part training toolkit designed to reduce incidents of bullying. The toolkit was developed by the Safe and Supportive Schools Technical Assistance Center, supported by USED’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students, in collaboration with the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers. Module 1 consists of step-by-step [...]
Students selected for advisory council
Four Kentucky public high school students have been named to the Next-Generation Student Advisory Council, a group that provides input to Kentucky Commissioner of Education Terry Holliday. The newly-selected members will serve for one year. Vincent Cao – 11th grade, Paul Laurence Dunbar High, Fayette Co. David Hormell – 11th grade, Martha Layne Collins High, Shelby Co. Sarah Howard – [...]
Corbin Middle School teacher named 2013 Kentucky Teacher of the Year
Kristal Doolin, a language arts teacher at Corbin Middle School in the Corbin Independent school district, is the 2013 Kentucky Teacher of the Year.
Schools/districts need a strong website
The Parent Institute has issued a report for schools and districts that focuses on the importance of school websites in keeping parents and community leaders informed.