Plan will help ensure equitable access to qualified, experienced teachers
The Kentucky Department of Education is drafting a plan to combat teacher turnover and ensure that all Kentucky students are taught by experienced, qualified teachers.
Test taking time
The end of the school year brings excitement and a bit of relief. For high school students, the relief comes after finished end-of-course exams. That’s what I came across as I visited Murray High School in the Murray Independent school district, a District of Distinction.
Covington summer program’s curriculum focus paying off
Elementary students in Covington Independent Schools are benefitting from changes to a long-running summer youth program that places an emphasis on mathematics and reading.
Future of technology system designed to improve instruction and effectiveness in question
State education officials want to know whether teachers, schools and districts want the state to continue to provide the Continuous Instructional Improvement System at no cost to districts or whether districts want to use their own system.
CTE is the ‘new cool’ in Adair County
Satellite CTE programs heighten awareness of career pathways, industry certificates.
Beginning band for a beginning teacher
By Amy Wallot amy.wallot@education.ky.gov This was not the first time I have visited Auburn Elementary School. In 2013, I visited the Logan County school after it was named a National Blue Ribbon School. This time I was driving through the district and had some time to spare. It was near the end of the school day, so I followed a [...]
Boyd program uses food to bring two very different groups of students together
Culinary arts and special education students at Boyd County High School are learning from each other as they work together in a program designed to benefit both groups.
Q&A with Dr. Jack McElroy, a longtime CTE educator
"Dr. Jack" is known across the state for his contributions to Kentucky CTE and the teachers who have made a career for themselves in the education profession.
Riding into learning
An after school bicycle club is sparking Holmes Middle School students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math.
Common Assignment, uncommon results
Teachers in Kentucky and Colorado are collaborating on a study to improve teacher’s instructional practices and increase the number of students who master the skills called for in their state’s academic standards.
