Daily Archives: September 4, 2014

Prichard: ‘Hard push’ needed to reach 2020 goal

Moving Kentucky into the top tier of states in key areas of education by 2020 will require a hard push for improvement in the next six years, according to a new report from the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence. The 2014 update of the Committee’s “Top 20 by 2020” found Kentucky’s performance in six categories to be on track to [...]

By |2014-09-04T10:12:08-04:00September 4, 2014|

Conference for speech and debate educators set

The fourth annual SPEAK (the Speech Professional Education Alliance of Kentucky) conference for middle and high school speech and debate educators will be held Sept. 26 at the University of Kentucky. Kentucky High School Speech League Hall of Fame coach Mark Etherton will speak on Kentucky Speech and Debate, Past and Future, which will lead into a conference-wide roundtable discussion about [...]

By |2014-09-03T16:28:28-04:00September 4, 2014|

Campaign focuses on importance of attendance

A recent study shows that students who miss more school than their peers consistently score lower on standardized tests, regardless of their age, demographic group or where they live. Improving student attendance is an essential, cost-effective but often overlooked strategy for school improvement, closing achievement gaps and ensuring all students are on track to learn and succeed. September is National [...]

By |2014-09-03T15:07:04-04:00September 4, 2014|

Superintendents’ spotlight: Casey Allen, Ballard County

Casey Allen Casey Allen recently marked the start of his third full year as superintendent of the Ballard County school district, but that short tenure has seen a number of improvements around the district and a refocusing on the schools’ relationships with the community they serve. The district receives strong support from the small county of about 8,000 [...]

By |2014-12-18T09:58:38-05:00September 4, 2014|

Dunbar biology teacher makes cover of science journal

Heidi Anderson, a biology teacher at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Fayette County), co-authored the cover story in the September edition of The Science Teacher, a national journal. The article, “Lights and Larvae,” describes using optogenetics to teach recombinant DNA and neurobiology.

By |2019-04-03T14:57:03-04:00September 4, 2014|

The sounds of summer

I live near a high school. Actually, right next to one. As the days led up to the beginning of the school year, I could hear the marching band practice while sitting on the porch. The music, muffled some by trees, has a peaceful sound, in a radio-on-in-the-background kind of way.

By |2019-06-05T15:39:51-04:00September 4, 2014|
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