KDE’s Lynn McGowan-McNear named winner of the Walter R. Gattis Jr. Award
Lynn McGowan-McNear, the Kentucky Department of Education's resource management director, has received the Walter R. Gattis Jr. Award.
KASA names finalists for 2021 Fred Award
The Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) named its finalists for the 2021 Fred Award.
Tina Haggard receives KASA Office Professional Award
Tina Haggard, the school office administrator for The Academy for Leadership at Millcreek Elementary (Fayette County), received the 2021 Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) Office Professional Award.
Pulaski County senior chosen as Educators Rising national vice president
Educators Rising Kentucky is proud to announce that one of their own student leaders has been selected to serve as the national vice president of programs for Educators Rising for the 2021-2022 school year.
Fayette County teacher chosen as NASA Airborne Astronomy Ambassador
Jenny McCall, an 8th-grade integrated science teacher at Winburn Middle School (Fayette County), was selected as a 2021 NASA Airborne Astronomy Ambassador (AAA).
Four Kentucky schools get award for healthy family engagement
Four Kentucky public schools, already among the state’s 45 winners of the America’s Healthiest Schools designation by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, have won the additional honor of the first-ever Family Engagement Distinction presented by Kohl’s Healthy at Home.
Kentucky schools get awards for women’s computer science access
Twenty-two Kentucky schools are being recognized by the College Board for expanding young women’s access to computer science in 2020.
Fayette County named KMEA 2021 State Middle School Teacher of the Year
Michelle Hudson, orchestra and guitar director at Jessie Clark Middle School (Fayette County), is the Kentucky Music Educators Association (KMEA) 2021State Middle School Teacher of the Year.
Schools in 30 counties dubbed Bright Spots for exceeding expectations
Forty-seven schools have been named Bright Spots in Kentucky Education, recognition for schools in which students performed better than expected on measures of educational achievement.
Harlan County teachers write Spanish book for rural students
Two Harlan County High School teachers have written a Spanish I textbook that focuses on rural life, including specifics of Harlan County.