Keeping students with discipline problems in the classroom
A Pulaski County middle school teacher found a way to decrease referrals and increase student learning.
Dulcimers help students swing into love of music
Walton-Verona Independent’s commitment to music education leads to national award.
Middle school math institute offers two sessions
The Kentucky Department of Education and the Kentucky Center for Mathematics are offering the Middle School Mathematics Summer Institute for middle school mathematics teachers, special educators, intervention teachers and instructional coaches June 13-15 at the University of Louisville. The institute includes two free professional learning opportunities for middle school educators – both featuring master teacher Anne Burgunder – that are [...]
White House History Teacher Institute accepting applications
Applications are being accepted for the 2017 White House History Teacher Institute, scheduled for July 17-21 in Washington, D.C. The workshop allows educators to discover the history behind the White House and explore how stories from the building can be used to enhance social studies classrooms. The institute is open to all middle school and high school educators, including library media [...]
Performance of science
Washington County science teachers work to improve instruction and assessment across the state and nation with formative assessment practices.
Community, academics and arts lead to Blue Ribbon
Gray Middle School’s success hinges on supportive parents, rigorous academics and placing emphasis on the arts.
Back from the brink
Two years after nearly collapsing, Robertson County schools are seeing enrollment and test scores grow.
A ‘Wonder’-ful one-book success
Daviess County's Elizabeth Muster shares how the One School, One Book program benefited her school through the shared experience of reading.
Students and teachers benefit from public library partnership
Allen County schools is the first district in the state to give all students full access to the local public library.
Two Ky. schools competing for lab makeover grants
Two Kentucky schools are among 25 semifinalists in the Northrop Grumman Foundation’s Fab School Labs STEM laboratory makeover contest. Nearly 200 public middle schools entered the online contest to compete for one of five grants of up to $100,000 for an “extreme makeover” for their STEM labs that will give students access to the latest technology and learning tools. Bluegrass [...]