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Teachers should encourage student ownership of summer reading selections Bell rings on Teach for America’s first year in Kentucky Consistency pays off at Southside Elementary Handful of education bills pass during 2012 legislative session New teacher-evaluation system not tested in isolation Teachers help students be K-PREPared
 
Teachers should encourage student ownership of summer reading selections

Teachers should encourage student ownership of summer reading selections

Summer reading programs including more options for students.

Bell rings on Teach for America’s first year in Kentucky

Bell rings on Teach for America’s first year in Kentucky

This is the first year Teach For America members have taught in Kentucky schools.

Consistency pays off at Southside Elementary

Consistency pays off at Southside Elementary

Pike County school educators and staff work together for success.

Handful of education bills pass during 2012 legislative session

Handful of education bills pass during 2012 legislative session

Funding, innovation and improving student achievement topped education considerations during regular session of 2012 Kentucky General Assembly.

New teacher-evaluation system not tested in isolation

New teacher-evaluation system not tested in isolation

The new teacher- and principal-evaluation system is part of an integrated system that includes new standards, teaching practices, assessment and accountability.

Teachers help students be K-PREPared

Teachers help students be K-PREPared

Teachers say the upcoming state assessment has helped them improve their practice.

Cybersafety a lesson students should learn, teachers say

Cybersafety a lesson students should learn, teachers say

07 December 2010

Students across central Kentucky have been learning about cybersafety through the Internet Safety for Children Project.

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Geology resources

02 December 2010

The Kentucky Geological Survey has developed many resources to support K-12 geology and earth science classes. Visit the resources here and the geology of Kentucky pages online at here. There are online keys to rocks, minerals and fossils of Kentucky. Also, there is a Citizen’s Guide to geologic maps and issues in Kentucky geology for [...]

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CCSSO names Holliday to board

02 December 2010

The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) recently named Education Commissioner Terry Holliday as one of nine new board of directors for 2010-11. All new board members and officers are chief state school officers and continue their tenures in their respective states while serving on CCSSO’s board.

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Environmental literacy survey

02 December 2010

A task force appointed by Commissioner Terry Holliday is in the process of developing a K-12 Environmental Literacy Plan for Kentucky. Without this plan, Kentucky would be ineligible to apply for funding that may be allocated by the No Child Left Inside Act (NCLI). NCLI is a proposed amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education [...]

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Ezel focuses on high expectations for all students

Ezel focuses on high expectations for all students

30 November 2010

Ezel Elementary School (Morgan County) celebrates being named a 2010 Blue Ribbon School.

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Taking a bite out of success

Taking a bite out of success

30 November 2010

As they took bites of different apples, 2nd-grade students at Anne Mason Elementary School (Scott County) kicked off a science unit without even realizing it.

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Science teacher wins contest

25 November 2010

Karen Witemyre, a science teacher at Ockerman Middle School (Boone County) was recently named a winner of the Great Science Teacher Video Contest at the USA Science & Engineering Festival.  The contest is sponsored by ENGINEERING.com and Dassault Systemes.

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Floyd recruits teachers to CIA for leadership training

Floyd recruits teachers to CIA for leadership training

23 November 2010

Twenty Floyd County teachers are in the final year of a three-year leadership-focused professional development program established through a unique partnership with Morehead State University.

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Schools understand role parents play in education

Schools understand role parents play in education

23 November 2010

Districts excel at keeping parents involved in students' school lives, learning

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KY Jump$tart names Financial Literacy Teacher of the Year

KY Jump$tart names Financial Literacy Teacher of the Year

23 November 2010

The Kentucky Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy® recently honored two teachers who have done an exceptional job of teaching financial literacy concepts to their students.

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