college and career readiness

High schools in Breathitt, Owsley honored by CFES

Two Kentucky high schools are among the 33 named as Schools of Distinction by College for Every Student (CFES). Breathitt County and Owsley County high schools received the award, which recognizes schools nationally that have exemplary programs incorporating the three CFES core practices: mentoring, leadership through service and pathways to college. These schools provide intensive exposure to the three practices [...]

By |2015-09-10T08:21:52-04:00September 10, 2015|

Education secretary praises Kentucky progress

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Louisville Mayor Grag Fischer and Commissioner Terry Holliday sit in on Brent Peter’s Food Lit class at Fern Creek High School (Jefferson County).Photo by Amy Wallot, April 23, 2015 During a trip to Louisville this week, United States Education Secretary Arne Duncan saw firsthand, some of the progress Kentucky has made in [...]

By |2015-04-24T12:07:15-04:00April 24, 2015|

In support of educators and the Kentucky Core Academic Standards

Education Commissioner Terry Holliday I recently had the opportunity to testify before the Senate Education Committee about the Common Core State Standards in English/language arts and mathematics and the Next-Generation Science Standards, adopted in our state and collectively known as the Kentucky Core Academic Standards. The hearing was on Senate Bill 224, which would abandon the standards and [...]

By |2020-01-28T11:38:55-05:00March 25, 2014|

Student results hold steady on PLAN and EXPLORE tests

Overall student performance on EXPLORE and PLAN tests remained relatively unchanged in 2013, according to data released today by the Kentucky Department of Education. The assessments, precursors to the ACT college entrance exam given to all public high school juniors in the state, test knowledge in English, mathematics, reading and science. “We saw some minor shifts up and down in [...]

By |2014-02-18T08:29:24-05:00February 18, 2014|

Higher number of public school graduates enroll in college

About 3 out of every 5 of Kentucky’s public high school students who graduated in 2011 enrolled in college for the 2011-2012 academic year, exceeding the previous year’s enrollment, according to the 2013 Kentucky High School Feedback Report released this week by the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics (KCEWS). “This report provides the best information about college going and freshman year success [...]

By |2013-11-13T10:41:24-05:00November 14, 2013|
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