March 2024
Educator Spotlight: Kevin Dailey
Kevin Dailey, a U.S. history teacher at Ballyshannon Middle School (Boone County), has been an educator for 10 years. The Covington native originally wanted to pursue a career in architectural design, but he realized his true passion was to become an educator.
September 2023
Boone County’s Kevin Dailey named 2024 Kentucky Teacher of the Year
Kevin Dailey, a middle school social studies teacher at Ballyshannon Middle School in Boone County, has been named the 2024 Kentucky Teacher of the Year. "I am really blessed and honored to be able to represent 40,000 plus teachers in Kentucky," Dailey said. "This day is about all of our kids and all of our families. This day is about Kentucky."
2024 Kentucky Middle School Teacher of the Year Kevin Dailey wants his students to feel supported, included
Kevin Dailey was never supposed to be a teacher. As a child, he had hopes of being an architect, taking an idea and forging it into something that would last forever. “As a child of divorce and of economic insecurity, not much was expected of me at school,” said Dailey, a at Ballyshannon Middle School (Boone County). “I would finish school, then I would paint houses like my dad and his dad before him.”
February 2022
Boone County’s Kevin Dailey receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award
Kevin Dailey, a social studies teacher at Ballyshannon Middle School (Boone County), was celebrated Feb. 23 as the latest Kentucky educator to receive the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award.
April 2022
Kentucky Milken Educator Award recipient brings history to life for students
Kevin Dailey didn’t set out to be a teacher. After a few years as an aerospace engineer and mechanical and architectural designer, he knew it was time to find something new.
May 2024
The Imperfect Classroom: The Happiest Place on Earth
Zach Neal is ensuring that each of his students are ready to learn and grow when they enter the classroom.
April 2024
The Imperfect Classroom: Start with Where
Nikki Johnson is a 2nd-grade teacher at Porter Elementary in Johnson County. Read more about how she makes every one of her students feel at home in her classroom.
The Imperfect Classroom: Boogeyman, Old School, or Brilliant?
The Imperfect Classroom is all about finding teachers who do incredible things in their classrooms and create spaces where kids just want to be.
The Imperfect Classroom: Be a Top Dog
While the vast majority of teachers are able to balance the countless duties they face day in and day out, occasionally, you come across a teacher who makes it look effortless. One such person is 2nd grade teacher Markayla Stevens at Pikeville Elementary (Pikeville Independent).
The Imperfect Classroom: Whatever It Takes
Cathy Conley is a graduate of Morehead State University and is in her 28th year of teaching, 27 of them at Knott County Central High School.