A group of high school students is getting intensive training as future utility operators by the Kentucky Rural Water Association (KRWA).
File photo, Kentucky Department of Education On any given day in Mercer County schools, Amanda Payton can provide school and sports physicals, make visits to sick students and provide timely medical interventions for staff. As the district’s health coordinator and now an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), Payton can offer these services on the spot and free of [...]
Mark Wade is taking the helm in Boyle County schools as superintendent with excitement and confidence.
After spending 26 years as a teacher, principal and assistant superintendent in western Kentucky, Karen Solise is excited to take on a new role as superintendent of the Anchorage Independent School District in Jefferson County. Solise will take over July 1. She precedes Kelley Fern Ransdell, who is retiring after 10 years on the job. The district has one school that serves about 400 students in kindergarten through 8th grade.
Resting on a hill overlooking the town of Martin, the Floyd County School of Innovation (FCSI) provides students with career and technical education (CTE) experiences. When it opened its doors in 2020, it became a beacon of opportunity for computer science, engineering, healthcare and, as of 2021, agriculture education.
A Trimble County senior has won a state award for a digital travel map that helps preserve her rural county’s history.
Dr. Chandra Varia has been a member of the Floyd County school board since 2001.
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Office of Career and Technical Education (OCTE) and the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) are working together to support high school graduates as they transition to postsecondary life.
Summer jobs have been giving students an opportunity to gain valuable life experiences since the word “teenager” was coined. The Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) launched its summer work program in 1994 to give blind and visually impaired students the same kind of opportunities.
When Bourbon County elementary school students return to their classrooms this fall, they will notice a new science program that will inspire their curiosity and foster a deep understanding of scientific principles through hands-on experimentation. The district has launched a new partnership with Discovery Education which will allow teachers to integrate the company’s suite of innovative digital resources into instruction to create dynamic learning environments that more deeply engage students in science.