Pruitt unveils five-point plan aimed at bolstering student achievement
At the Kentucky Board of Education meeting on Feb. 7, Commissioner of Education Stephen Pruitt outlined his plan for moving Kentucky education forward.
Fall library conference seeking session proposals
The 2018 Kentucky Library Association/Kentucky Association of School Librarians Conference will be Sept. 19-22 at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville.
CTE students heading to the capitol for Student Leadership Day
On Feb. 13, approximately 250 career and technical education students from across the state will descend on the Kentucky State Capitol for Student Leadership Day.
Ezra Jack Keats Foundation accepting grant proposals
The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, which fosters children’s love of reading and creative expression in America’s diverse culture, is celebrating the 30th year of its mini-grant program with a call for proposals.
Two Kentucky schools named National Title 1 Distinguished Schools
The National Title I Association will honor two Kentucky schools as 2017 National Title I Distinguished Schools on Feb. 9 during the 2018 National Title I Conference in Philadelphia.
Free summer meals may have homegrown flavor
Free summer meals served to children across the state may be home grown – at least in part – with new incentives to serve fruits and vegetables produced in the Bluegrass State.
Kentuckians asked to wear blue/orange for Marshall County on Friday
In memory of the victims of last week’s Marshall Co. school shooting and in honor of the staff and students at Marshall County High School, Commissioner of Education Stephen Pruitt is asking Kentuckians statewide to wear the school’s colors of blue and orange on Friday, Feb. 2.
Apply now for art educator fellowship
Applications are open for The Bill Griffith Art Educators Fellowship at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tenn.
Two world languages regional conferences set for March
It’s professional learning time for Kentucky world languages teachers. Look at these two upcoming regional professional learning opportunities.
Warren County students win in national competition
Shelly Clark’s visual arts students at Briarwood Elementary School (Warren County) won $1,000 for their school with their entry into the Made by Milk carton construction contest.