Paducah elementary students express themselves through quilting project
Creating a safe space for students to show their personality is a goal for Clark Elementary School (Paducah Independent) art teacher Shanice Frazier.
Paducah Independent uses ESSER funding to promote diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging
Paducah Independent schools are using Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for all students and staff.
Twenty-five new members selected for KDE’s 2023-2024 Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council
Twenty-five public high school students have been named as new members of the 2023-2024 Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) announced on May 22.
KBE approves 2022-2024 biennial budget request, sets annual goals
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) approved the 2022-2024 biennial budget requests put forward by the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) during its regular meeting on Oct. 5.
Paducah paraeducator named 2021 Educational Support Professional of the Year
Chiffon Winston, a paraeducator who teaches digital literacy to 1st- through 5th-graders at McNabb Elementary (Paducah Independent), has been awarded the 2021 Educational Support Professional of the Year Award presented by the Kentucky Education Association (KEA).
KDE’s new Preschool Coordinator Advisory Group kicks off by setting priorities
The Preschool Coordinator Advisory Group met for the first time on Jan. 28, electing officers and setting its discussion priorities.
Kentucky schools win national awards
Forty-four Kentucky schools are among those recognized nationwide as 2020 America’s Healthiest Schools.
24 Kentucky Valvoline Teacher Achievement Award winners named for 2021
The Kentucky Department of Education and Valvoline Inc. have selected 24 outstanding Kentucky educators as recipients of the 2021 Valvoline™ Teacher Achievement Awards (TAA). These teachers qualify to compete for the 2021 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Award which will be announced in October.
KDE’s Year in Review: Revising standards, honoring students
This is the final installment of a six-part series detailing the work and achievements of the Kentucky Department of Education during the past year.
Lewis honors three student groups for advancing educational excellence
Kentucky Education Commissioner Wayne Lewis on April 24 honored three student-based organizations from across the Commonwealth for their participation in a new initiative aimed at promoting the importance of education.