At the Kentucky Board of Education meeting yesterday, Commissioner Terry Holliday warned of teacher layoffs and an increase in the number of school districts that will fail financially if they do not receive a restoration of funding in the upcoming legislative session.
Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday announced this week the 10 local board of education members who will serve on his Local School Board Member Advisory Council (LSBMAC) for the upcoming year The council members serve on local boards of education throughout the state and represent each of the seven Supreme Court judicial districts. In addition, there are three at-large members. [...]
Each year the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Television Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (OVNATAS) hosts a high school video competition. The competition is an opportunity for students to be acknowledged for their hard work by the most recognizable name in television craftsmanship – the same group that awards the prestigious Emmy awards. Because not all Kentucky high [...]
The next PGES webcast is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 13 at 11 a.m. EST. This webcast will provide a pilot implementation review as well as focus on the new Educator Development Suite features and functionality to be available in late January. Frequently asked questions from the field also will be addressed during the webcast. The live webcast may be viewed [...]
The Kenton County school district’s Academies of Innovation and Technology was recently named a PEAK (Public Education Achieves in Kentucky) Award winner by the Kentucky School Boards Association. KSBA established the PEAK Award in 1997 to focus statewide attention on outstanding public school efforts aimed specifically at enhancing student learning skills and, in doing so, to promote the positive impact [...]
At its meeting in Frankfort today, the Kentucky Board of Education presented the annual Dr. Samuel Robinson Award to co-winners -- the Fayette Co. Equity Council and Dr. Ronnie Nolan, director of the Kentucky Educational Collaborative for State Agency Children.
High school students and teachers from across Kentucky are invited to participate in the upcoming “SOAR: Shaping our Appalachian Region” Summit on Monday, December 9. Several media outlets will broadcast or stream the summit live. The SOAR Summit, spearheaded by Gov. Steve Beshear and U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers, will focus on plans and strategies for Kentucky’s southern and eastern regions. [...]
Henry Webb The Kentucky Educational Development Cooperation (KEDC) recently named Floyd County school district’s Henry Webb as a KEDC 2013 Superintendent of the Year. KEDC is Kentucky’s largest and oldest educational cooperative. A lifelong resident of Floyd County and product of the school system, Webb has 18 years of service in education and has been superintendent the past [...]
Kentucky Middle School Teacher of the Year Melanie Trowel helps Micah Lowe, Jayden Lydian and Anthony Wright with a graph analyzing daylight length and the angle of the sun during her 8th-grade science class at Carter G. Woodson Academy (Fayette County).Photo by Amy Wallot, Nov. 6, 2013 U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said, “I believe that education [...]
The Kentucky Secretary of State’s office has extended by two weeks the deadline for its annual essay and slogan contests. The contests are an effort to expand civic awareness of students who will soon be eligible to vote in local, state and national elections. Entries for both programs must be either postmarked by December 16, 2013, or electronically submitted by [...]