Karen West Corbin Independent School District educator Karen West participated in a briefing for the United States Senate in Washington, D.C., on May 22. She was part of a three-person panel who shared research, results, and programming information regarding the benefits of expanded school time during afterschool and summer programs in the public school setting. West is an [...]
David Sandlin, a teacher at Walton Verona (Independent) High School, recently was named the 2013 Financial Literacy Teacher of the Year by the Kentucky Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy. Sandlin teaches entrepreneurship, economics, financial literacy and Web design. His award included a $250 grand prize that can be used for financial literacy classroom materials or training. This is the [...]
More than 200 students recently showcased their environmental projects at the Kentucky Green and Healthy Schools (KGHS) and Kentucky National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project Youth Summit and Awards luncheon. “With all of our school districts facing budget cuts, every penny matters,” said First Lady Jane Beshear. “I am impressed at the initiative shown by so many students and teachers. [...]
Three outstanding educators have been selected for the fifth class of the Gov. Louie B. Nunn Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame. The three, chosen by a statewide selection committee, are Estelle Bayer and Sharon Graves of Madison County and the late Helen P. Raby of Logan County. They will be inducted during a ceremony at 1 p.m. Feb. 14 at [...]
Forward in the Fifth – a nonprofit organization created in 1986 by U.S. Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) to reverse southern and eastern Kentucky’s low educational attainment levels – will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Nov. 7 in Hazard with an awards luncheon and Unbridled Learning Educational Summit. Educators, business leaders, parents and students from across the region will meet [...]
The School for the Creative and Performing Arts (SCAPA) (Fayette County) has been named winner of the Governor’s Awards in the Arts’ Education Award. The Kentucky Arts Council and Gov. Steve Beshear will present the award to SCAPA at a public ceremony Oct. 20 in the Capitol Rotunda. The Education Award is handed out for significant contributions to the arts [...]
Seventy Kentucky participants received 32 gold, 26 silver and 12 bronze medals in 28 national Students Taking Action with Recognition (STAR) Events recently as more than 6,300 nationwide members, advisers, alumni and guests of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), gathered in Anaheim, Calif., for its 2011 National Leadership Conference. From Kentucky, 180 members from 28 schools [...]
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) awarded Kentucky two education awards earlier this month. One was the inaugural John I. Wilson Leadership for Learning Award for the state’s Content Leadership Networks and Continuous Instructional Improvement Technology System (CIITS). The award honors John Wilson, National Education Association executive director, and founding member of P21 who is retiring this year. The [...]
Secretary of State Elaine Walker has announced three public school winners for the 2011 annual election slogan and essay contest managed by her office with support from the Kentucky Education Association Retired and the University of Kentucky Scripps Howard First Amendment Center, a division of the School of Journalism and Telecommunications. The contest was created by the Kentucky General Assembly [...]
The Prichard Committee recognized the head of its parent leadership efforts, Bev Raimondo, for 20 years of work for the organization. She was recognized during the group’s June meeting at General Butler State Park in Carrollton. Raimondo joined the Prichard staff in 1991 after a career at IBM. After the passage of the Kentucky Education Reform Act in 1990, Raimondo [...]
