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Inquiring minds

Boyle County schools have expanded inquiry-based learning to multiple subjects and grade levels as part of a pilot project that educators hope will help students develop critical thinking skills.

By Brenna Kelly|2018-01-05T14:27:17-05:00January 9, 2018|

Family atmosphere key to success at Rich Pond

Warren County's Rich Pond Elementary School is one of two Kentucky public schools to be named this year as a Blue Ribbon winner for the second time. There are only eight public schools in Kentucky to earn the award twice since the program began in 1982.

By Bobby Ellis|2020-03-25T16:00:01-04:00January 2, 2018|

The benefits of biliteracy

New programs in two school districts are recognizing students who are proficient in more than one language.

By Mike Marsee|2019-07-24T15:05:22-04:00January 2, 2018|

A professional middle school musical

If there's one thing that Carlee Cornett does not want someone walking out of the plays put on by Lincoln County Middle School to say it's this: "That was cute."

By Bobby Ellis|2017-12-18T09:26:00-05:00December 12, 2017|

Finding the strength

Kentucky schools using the suicide prevention program Sources of Strength, which mobilizes student social networks to promote positive behaviors.

By Brenna Kelly|2018-07-24T13:19:33-04:00December 12, 2017|

Focusing on the future of career education

School districts, postsecondary institutions and other entities are pooling their resources to create more opportunities for students through New Skills for Youth Kentucky.

By Mike Marsee|2018-08-21T14:08:18-04:00December 5, 2017|

Blue Ribbon winner Norton Elementary wants to be even better

Emily Iliff, the assistant-principal of Norton Elementary, says that part of what makes her school so successful is the family atmosphere that exists inside the schoolhouse walls. Norton recently was named a 2017 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.

By Bobby Ellis|2020-03-25T16:00:10-04:00November 28, 2017|