The Kentucky Arts Council's Teaching Art Together grant allows teachers to work with professional artists listed in the arts council's Teaching Artists Directory to design and implement innovative five- to 20-day residencies. Artists selected for the Teaching Artists Directory work in a wide variety of disciplines, including dance, folk arts, literary arts, media/video, music, storytelling, theater and visual arts. Any [...]
Three Kentucky schools have been chosen as recipients of the 2013 Kentucky Green Ribbon School Award. These schools now become nominees for the 2013 National Green Ribbon School Award, which will be announced on April 22, 2013 by the U.S. Department of Education. The three winning schools, listed by school district, are: Fayette County – Locust Trace AgriScience Farm Jefferson [...]
Allison Hunt As I interact with colleagues from around the state and country, the lack of teacher involvement in education policy has become increasingly apparent. I’ve also become aware of the unique position we have as Kentucky teachers. Although many of us tend to agree with Mark Twain’s oft-repeated quote, “When the end of the world comes, I [...]