Announcements

KHS Foundation to develop curriculum

The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) Foundation has received a $110,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The funds will be used by KHS to create a curriculum called “The Right Answer,” a partnership between KHS and Kentucky schools. The initiative will increase students’ skills in visual literacy, historical literacy and critical thinking with the aid of [...]

By |2012-07-31T11:05:28-04:00August 2, 2012|

Holliday plans Twitter Town Hall

The Kentucky Department of Education invites teachers, administrators, district staff, parents, students and other education stakeholders to submit questions for Commissioner Terry Holliday’s Twitter Town Hall Wednesday, June 20 from 4-5 p.m. ET. Questions can be tweeted both before June 20 and during the live event from 4-5 p.m. ET. Use the hash tag #AskDocH to send questions. If you [...]

By |2012-06-13T14:15:52-04:00June 14, 2012|

CDC Community Transformation Grants

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for the Community Transformation Grants - Small Communities Program, funded by the FY 2012 Prevention and Public Health Fund. Approximately $70 million will be awarded to up to 50 communities. Eligible applicants include school districts, cooperative extension agencies (educational programs within land grant universities) and [...]

By |2020-10-14T09:26:37-04:00June 7, 2012|

Libraries receive grants from Laura Bush foundation

The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries announced that 238 school libraries are being awarded $1.1 million in grants for 2012. The schools receive grants of up to $5,000 to expand, update and diversify their library book collections. Kentucky public schools receiving money from the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries include: Fairview High School (Fairview Independent); Henry F. Moss [...]

By |2019-03-27T12:19:51-04:00June 7, 2012|

“What Parents Want” award winners announced

Seventeen Kentucky school districts recently received the SchoolMatch “What Parents Want” awards for 2012. The districts are: Beechwood Ind. Daviess Co. Elizabethtown Ind. Erlanger-Elsmere Ind. Fayette Co. Ft. Thomas Ind. Hardin Co. Jefferson Co. […]

By |2019-03-08T14:20:46-05:00May 31, 2012|

Educational records retention schedule resource available

If you have questions about retaining educational records, the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives’ Public Records Division has prepared a document that may help. The Public School Records Retention Schedule provides a list and retention schedule of all records created or received by a district’s central office, school board, school administration, school-based decision making councils and grades K through [...]

By |2012-05-30T08:38:47-04:00May 31, 2012|

‘Civil War: My Brother, My Enemy’ Opens June 2 at KHS

The exhibition “Civil War: My Brother, My Enemy” explores how the Civil War changed Kentucky forever. It opens June 2 at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort. The exhibit was designed with students in mind. It includes a number of interactive features, including elements created to work with smartphones, touch-screen stations that allow visitors to [...]

By |2020-09-23T15:52:07-04:00May 24, 2012|

Promoting healthy food for students school visits

Agriculture Commissioner James Comer visited six Kentucky schools recently to encourage child nutrition and healthier school lunches. Commissioner Comer said fresh produce from local farms should be on the menu in Kentucky’s schools. “Children who are overweight and obese are at greater risk of chronic ailments that can damage their quality of life and even shorten their lives,” he said. [...]

By |2012-05-23T13:37:53-04:00May 24, 2012|

Education leadership at Asbury

Asbury University’s graduate education program is currently taking applications for this fall’s education leadership cohorts. For more information, visit www.asbury.edu or call enrollment coordinator Gabe Gibitz at (859) 858-3511, ext. 2502.  

By |2012-05-23T13:36:09-04:00May 24, 2012|

Kentucky arts partners’ summer programs

The Kentucky Arts Council provides operating support to many nonprofit arts organizations in Kentucky.  A chronological listing of summer camps hosted by these organizations can be found here.

By |2020-09-23T15:51:04-04:00May 24, 2012|
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