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Melanie Callahan was named the 2020 Elementary School Teacher of the Year and Matt Kaufmann was named the 2020 High School Teacher of the Year

Northern Kentucky University hosted the 2019 Lieutenant Governor's Entrepreneurship Challenge on April 12. Students from throughout the state gathered to present their projects and ideas to various business professionals.

Glasgow High School has established a culture in which it motivates its students to succeed and provides them with the means to do so.

The Kentucky Department of Education is helping schools meet the evidence-based requirements in the Every Student Succeeds Act.

Students at Maxwell Elementary, Kentucky’s oldest immersion program, learn global competency along with their regular classes.

The staff at a Monroe County elementary school works to make sure its struggling students don’t continue to struggle.

Nearly 12,000 K-12 students from across the state showed judges what they can do with technology in arts and STEM at the 2019 Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP) State Championship April 18 in Rupp Arena.

Hunting eggs has long been a staple for children around Easter. However, children with visual impairments can miss out on the fun. The Kentucky School for the Blind has found a way to get their students involved in the Easter tradition by hosting an accessible egg hunt.

Local school boards and districts will see changes as a result of legislation passed during the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2019 Regular Session, which came to a close on March 28. The most notable changes includes those in Senate Bill 1, Senate Bill 8, Senate Bill 175 and House Bill 11.

A program that has helped identify and serve gifted students in underserved populations at some Jefferson County schools could have implications across the state.