Kentucky students’ experiment heading for International Space Station
A science experiment designed in part by two students from Fayette County Public Schools will blast off for the International Space Station on Oct. 1.
Kentucky schools win national awards
Forty-four Kentucky schools are among those recognized nationwide as 2020 America’s Healthiest Schools.
Fayette County schools police win Promising Program Award
The Fayette County Public Schools Police Department has received a Promising Program Award from the Kentucky Association of School Resource Officers (KYASRO).
CTE professionals receive 2020 Kentucky Farm Bureau Career and Technical Education Awards
Eight career and technical education (CTE) professionals received 2020 CTE Awards at a live-streamed ceremony on July 24 at the Galt House in Louisville. The awards program is conducted by the Kentucky Association for Career and Technical Education (KACTE).
Two Jefferson County teachers receive presidential awards
Two Jefferson County teachers have received the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) representing the highest honor bestowed by the United States government for K–12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics teaching.
Fayette County STEM coach receives ISTE creativity award
Fayette County STEM Learning Coach Josh Rayburn has earned the 2020 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Arts and Technology Network Creativity Award.
Lafayette High School teacher named Japanese Teacher of the Year
The Kentucky Association of Japanese Language Teachers selected Mariko Barnes of Lafayette High School (Fayette County) as the state’s Japanese Teacher of the Year.
Three Kentucky students move on to National Braille Challenge Competition
Three students competing in the Kentucky Regional Braille Challenge were named finalists and will be attending the virtual National Braille Challenge Competition. The national competitors are:
Kentucky students win National Security Language Initiative scholarships
Nine students at The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science at Western Kentucky University have received a nationally-competitive National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) Scholarships for immersive, critical language study this summer and next academic year.
Grayson teacher named a PBS Digital Innovator All-Star
Dee Dee Webb, the technology integration specialist with the Grayson County schools, is one of 19 educators chosen from across the country for the PBS Digital Innovator All-Star Program.