Kentucky CTE professionals receive regional honors
Two Kentucky Career and Technical Education professionals were named regional award winners at the Association for Career and Technical Education Region 2 Conference in Raleigh, N.C., Oct. 5.
KBE seeking nominations for award focusing on achievement gap closure
The Kentucky Board of Education is accepting nominations for its 2019 Priority Award, which will honor a Kentuckian whose work in the Commonwealth’s public schools has successfully closed achievement gaps between student groups.
Louisville Zoo offers educational programs as part of field trips
The Louisville Zoo offers educational experiences that provide an opportunity for students to discover natural phenomena in an immersive learning environment.
October is Bullying Prevention Month; Kentucky Safe Schools Week set for Oct. 20-26
October is Bullying Prevention month and Kentucky Safe Schools Week is set for Oct. 20–26.
Kentucky FCCLA students attend national leadership conference
About 200 Kentucky Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members and advisers joined more than 8,700 other attendees at the largest annual FCCLA National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, Calif., in July.
KBE gives commissioner good review on annual evaluation
At its Oct. 3 meeting in London, the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) voted to approve the evaluation of Kentucky Education Commissioner Wayne Lewis, saying he is effective in his role as commissioner.
Lewis addresses myths about Kentucky’s 5-star accountability system
Kentucky Education Commissioner Wayne Lewis kicked off the Oct. 3 meeting of the Kentucky Board of Education by addressing myths about the state’s new 5-star accountability system that launched on Oct. 1. The video of the commissioner's report is now online.
New 5-star accountability system launches with mediocre 2018-2019 assessment results
After nearly four years of development following the December 2015 passage of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, Kentucky’s new 5-star accountability system for public schools is now live.
Five Kentucky public schools named 2019 Blue Ribbon winners
The U. S. Department of Education (USED) named five Kentucky public schools as 2019 National Blue Ribbon Schools, based on their overall academic excellence.
5-star accountability system to go live Oct. 1
On Tuesday, Oct. 1, educators, parents, students and education stakeholders will see for the first time how their local schools are performing under Kentucky’s new 5-star accountability system.