Study’s findings can sharpen KDE’s efforts to close the gap
A report examining students’ educational experiences could help the Kentucky Department of Education’s efforts to address the achievement gap.
The one-stop shop for ‘all things teacher’
Rob Akers was ready to take on a challenge as associate commissioner of KDE’s new Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness.
Ohio County students help Buster the School Bus hit the road again
Ohio County began January with another bright yellow bus in the district transportation garage thanks to the efforts of a high school robotics class. But this refurbished school bus is not like all the others; it’s a 3-foot long, eyelash-blinking, talking miniature bus named Buster.
Kentucky Elementary Teacher of the Year joins KDE
Nyree Clayton-Taylor is expanding her perspective during a one-semester sabbatical with the Kentucky Department of Education.
‘It teaches you life’
A retired family and consumer sciences teacher from Bell County was honored by the Association for Career and Technical Education with a community service award.
A partnership to prepare students
Three Fayette County high schools are offering career academies designed to prepare students for life after high school and to provide the type of workforce local business and industry is seeking.
Advanced learning at the water’s edge
A Jefferson County teacher gives her students a close look at the results of human interactions with ecosystems in an advanced ecology class that places an emphasis on field study.
From Katrina to the commissioner’s office
Wayne Lewis talks about some of the things that sparked his interest in education and educational leadership during his childhood and young adulthood and the path that led him to become Kentucky’s commissioner of education.
Paving the path to financial literacy
The Kentucky Department of Education is developing standards to be used in a new graduation requirement for financial literacy.
Students explore future jobs at Career Expo in Lexington
For my first photo blog at the Kentucky Department of Education, I recently went to the 2nd annual Academies of Lexington Career Expo over in Fayette County.