No Kid Hungry celebrates these Summer Hunger Heroes for their efforts to turn the tide on child hunger, to ensure families have reliable access to nutrition throughout the year, and to make summer a season where kids can simply focus on being kids.
The new school year always brings excitement for the opportunities our students will have as they continue to grow within our communities.
As Kentucky high school students return to the classroom this fall, they will have a new resource to help them explore career and technical education opportunities available in their communities.
Greenup County Area Technology Center (ATC) senior Cameron Whitt accomplished something no student at the school has completed before: becoming fully certified in three different career pathways before graduation.
Kentucky’s assessment program and accountability system are about to go through some important changes as a result of House Bill 257, legislation that encourages districts to work more closely with their communities to establish priorities for their schools and help ensure all students have access to vibrant learning experiences.
For years, Kentucky’s students, parents, community members, legislators and education leaders have been working hard to find ways to make assessment and accountability more meaningful and useful to the learners in our Commonwealth.
Registration is now open for Cohort 5 of LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling). This statewide initiative equips educators and administrators to strengthen early literacy instruction and consistently implement evidence-based practices that lead to stronger results for students.
Named after the first Black female firefighter in Lexington who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty, Brenda Cowan Elementary was founded on the principles of service and community.
Howell Elementary School adopted a new high-quality instructional resource (HQIR) for mathematics. This move required a major shift in teaching style. Teachers learned to "step back" and allow students to engage in "cognitive grappling" and productive struggle.
As a school located in the heart of the community, family involvement and partnership have long been important to our culture and identity.