Tornadoes in western Kentucky caused mass destruction in December 2021, then just seven months later, catastrophic flooding roared through eastern Kentucky in July 2022.
JAG KY's mission relates directly to its name: preparing Kentucky's high school graduates with the skills to thrive in a modern professional environment.
Stephanie Roederer became a teacher 15 years ago and started working at Olmsted Academy South, an all-girls middle school in Jefferson County Public Schools, as an English language arts teacher 11 years ago.
The biggest responsibility for drivers: being the first person from the school district students talk to each day. It’s a role they don’t take lightly.
School resources officers (SROs) across Kentucky play a critical role in keeping schools and students safe. But their role is a unique and dynamic one, of law enforcement and security while building relationships with the students they help protect.
Thanks to $7 million in financial support from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, the Kentucky Department of Education has a multi-year partnership with PBLWorks to scale high-quality PBL to one-third of Kentucky’s public schools by 2024.
Perry County Schools is under new leadership. Kent Campbell, who grew up and attended school in the community, started serving as the district's new superintendent at the beginning of the year.
Three Kentucky educators are using role-playing games, like Dungeons & Dragons, to enrich student learning experiences.
Teranga Academy (Bowling Green Independent Schools) is designed to support teens and their families who are new to the United States and to American schools. The academy is open to Bowling Green Junior High and Bowling Green High School students who have been in the United States for three years or less, are multilingual and have had their formal education interrupted.
Patrick Kennedy, a health and physical education teaching position at rural Camp Dick Robinson (CDR) Elementary (Garrard County), decided to take on a project that would forever alter the school: the promotion of a health-based culture.