Jackson Independent Schools is under new leadership: Wayne Sizemore began as superintendent of the district on July 1. Sizemore served for 6 months as interim superintendent with the district before accepting the superintendent job. He said he brings a familiarity with the local community to the role.
Now in its 23rd year, the Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky has a longstanding history of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) education.
After spending two days surveying the damage in flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky, state Education Commissioner Jason E. Glass said seeing the way that communities had come together to help recover was an experience that had moved him.
To continue addressing the real-time needs of school districts affected by the recent flooding, Kentucky Commissioner of Education Jason E. Glass held a virtual huddle with superintendents on Aug. 18 to hear where the communities stand in their rebuilding efforts.
Thirty districts have been selected to participate in this year’s Summer Boost: Reading and Mathematics Program, a partnership between the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), the Summer Food Service Program and the Children’s Reading Foundation.
Teachers should be supporting other teachers; not competing against one another or trying to outdo the person in the classroom down the hall. We should be sharing our ideas, celebrating one another’s successes and trying to lift one another up when we are down.
The Kentucky Department of Education has awarded six Kentucky school districts with grants to strengthen and expand career and technical pathways for students.
Anji Davidson shares how the Expeditionary Learning Fellows helped her explore the learning potential of the great outdoors.
Anji Davidson shares how the Kentucky Appalachian Teacher Network can help teachers in Eastern Kentucky break down the walls between districts in the region.
Gallup Poll helps districts target important issues facing students.