The Kentucky Board of Education took what board chair Roger Marcum called “an important next step” last week toward preparing students to be globally ready when it unanimously approved a resolution to include global readiness as part of the board’s college/career-readiness agenda. The action builds on the board’s decision in June to implement a World Language Program Review in high [...]
Kentucky students were among some of the top finishers at the recent 2014 Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) National Leadership Conference in San Antonio, Texas. FCCLA is a national student organization that helps young men and women become leaders and address important personal, family, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences education. FCCLA offers more [...]
Nearly 56,700 students in 137 Kentucky elementary schools will enjoy fresh produce in the 2014-15 school year as part of a federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) implemented through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The FFVP provides all children in participating schools with a variety of free fresh fruits and vegetables throughout the school day. It is an [...]
State education leaders consider study recommendations as they focus on how to move Kentucky’s career and technical education into the 21st Century.