Monthly Archives: April 2015

Superintendent’s Spotlight: Boyd Randolph, Somerset Independent

Boyd Randolph Academically, the Somerset Independent school district is recognized as a High Performing district with overall student achievement at the 94th percentile. Under the current state accountability system, each of the district’s schools rank in the top 15 percent or better of all similar schools in Kentucky. The major focus of instruction is an active, hands-on approach [...]

By |2015-07-23T16:12:47-04:00April 29, 2015|

Riding into learning

An after school bicycle club is sparking Holmes Middle School students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math.

By |2019-01-08T10:20:02-05:00April 28, 2015|

Common Assignment, uncommon results

Teachers in Kentucky and Colorado are collaborating on a study to improve teacher’s instructional practices and increase the number of students who master the skills called for in their state’s academic standards.

By |2020-09-08T12:06:58-04:00April 28, 2015|

Education secretary praises Kentucky progress

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Louisville Mayor Grag Fischer and Commissioner Terry Holliday sit in on Brent Peter’s Food Lit class at Fern Creek High School (Jefferson County).Photo by Amy Wallot, April 23, 2015 During a trip to Louisville this week, United States Education Secretary Arne Duncan saw firsthand, some of the progress Kentucky has made in [...]

By |2015-04-24T12:07:15-04:00April 24, 2015|

Ky. Center arts-literacy academy deadline extended

The registration deadline for the Academy for the Integration of the Arts and Literacy, one of four arts academies and arts integration academies offered this summer by the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, has been extended. Teachers may now register through May 8 for the arts-literacy academy July 20-23 in Florence. The academy is open to teachers in grades [...]

By |2015-04-22T16:00:46-04:00April 23, 2015|

Federal Reserve Bank hosting economics conference

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Louisville Branch will host a one-day global economic forum for educators June 29 in Louisville. “Globalization and the U.S. Economy” will examine the phenomenon of globalization and its continual impact on the U.S. economy. It will feature St. Louis Fed economists discussing current trends in globalization and how the increase in global trade [...]

By |2015-04-22T15:56:53-04:00April 23, 2015|

Algebra resource combines collaboration, competition

The Item Writers Algebra Readiness competition, a user-friendly tool that will allow teachers to collaborate and engage in competition as they help their students succeed in algebra, is now available online. The resource, the first in a series that will focus on innovative, open-source item development for formative use, is designed to help educators find and share items that are [...]

By |2015-04-22T15:51:07-04:00April 23, 2015|
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