Tornado-impacted districts encouraged to submit SAFE fund applications
With the application process under way for tornado-impacted districts to request aid from the West Kentucky State Aid Funding for Emergencies fund, leadership from the Kentucky Department of Education met with local superintendents on Feb. 23 to encourage districts to submit applications as soon as possible.
Rowan County’s Velda Kissick receives 2022 Kentucky Education Support Staff Professional Award
Velda Kissick, a paraprofessional at the Bluegrass Discovery Academy in Rowan County, was honored with the 2021-2022 Kentucky Education Support Staff Professional (KESSP) Award on Feb. 24.
Boone County’s Kevin Dailey receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award
Kevin Dailey, a social studies teacher at Ballyshannon Middle School (Boone County), was celebrated Feb. 23 as the latest Kentucky educator to receive the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award.
How classroom conversations grow learners
Jefferson County’s Jennifer Cox shares her thoughts about how getting students to talk more in class can be a good thing.
How do you measure the worth of a child?
Crystal Culp, a longtime alternative education teacher, urges educators to never write off a student as being beyond their reach.
The meaning behind the symbol
We recently unveiled the new logo for the Kentucky Department of Education. I would like to explain the logo a bit more in this blog.
Meet the Helpers introduces children to community helpers
Meet the Helpers is a public media initiative designed to introduce children to community helpers and practice emergency preparedness. The Meet the Helpers collection on PBS LearningMedia introduces “helpers” and explains the roles they play in emergency situations.
Kentucky students win National Security Language Initiative scholarships
Nine students at The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science at Western Kentucky University have received a nationally-competitive National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) Scholarships for immersive, critical language study this summer and next academic year.