The next Education Matters, “Innovations In Student-Directed Learning,” explores how Kentucky schools are using innovative strategies to put technology into the hands of students, give students more control over their education, and encourage teachers to become learners themselves. The program, hosted by Bill Goodman, airs Monday, Feb. 25 at 9 p.m. ET on KET. The program visits Eminence Independent Schools [...]
Family-school partnerships are important for student success. Research shows when families are involved in their children’s learning both at home and at school, their children do better in school. The national PTA has developed National Standards for Family-School Partnerships to help guide schools in establishing positive relationships with parents and other family members. The updated standards shift the focus from [...]
At a special meeting Wednesday, the Kentucky Board of Education unanimously voted to place the Monticello Independent School District under state management. The state board had placed the district under state assistance in December, but a deeper look into its finances prompted Education Commissioner Terry Holliday to recommend further action. According to department staff, the district’s financial situation is so [...]
High school graduates with special needs, who received a certificate of attainment upon finishing high school, may now request an alternative high school diploma from their local board of education. This is the result of a change in regulation prompted by the passage of Senate Bill 43 (2012), sponsored by Sen. Dennis Parrett, D-Elizabethtown. Starting in the 2012-13 school year, [...]
Students from Rosa Parks Elementary School (Fayette County) and Richardsville Elementary School (Warren County) were on hand for the Capitol Education Center’s grand opening, hosted by First Lady Jane Beshear.
The National Association of Elementary School Principal’s (NAESP) 3rd Annual Children’s Book Award Contest is an opportunity for children’s book authors to be published. A children’s picture book winner and a children’s chapter book winner will each be named. For more information go to the NAESP website, http://www.naesp.org/communicator-february-2013/here-s-your-chance-publish-children-s-book. Entries must be postmarked by March 15.
Kentucky high school students, who plan to begin their educational journey at a community college and transfer to a four-year university, will have a convenient way to get a jump start on their college planning next month On Wednesday, March 6, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. EST, the state’s colleges and universities will host “Transfer Madness,” the first entirely online, [...]