How Rural Poverty Changes Education and How We Can Help
While our public schools cannot eliminate every obstacle rural poverty creates, targeted strategies and strong community partnerships can help bridge critical gaps for students and families.
Knott County School District Launches Professional Development Cadre for Aspiring Leaders
Together with our instructional supervisors, we are opening the door for teachers who aspire to become principals, supervisors, and administrators to begin preparing for that next step in their careers.
Building Stronger School Communities Through Family Partnerships: Perryville Elementary’s Journey to Gold
The Family Friendly Schools initiative has shown us what’s possible, and we’re not done yet.
Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School: Strengthening Family-School Connections
As a Title I school, Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School (Jessamine County) is proud of its diverse population and is committed to meeting the needs of students from a variety of cultural and economic backgrounds.
Rowan County’s Valiant Viking Profile of a Learner integrated into Family Friendly Schools success
To begin our (Family Friendly Schools) work, we formed a committee of stakeholders that represented our population. We sought out parents to join the partnership who were from diverse populations represented in our school.
Building a Culture of Connection: Morgan Central Elementary’s Journey to Becoming a Family Friendly School
Over the past school year, our school has undertaken a deeply meaningful journey to strengthen the partnership between home and school by becoming certified as a Family Friendly School.
Wrigley Elementary’s path to Family Friendly Certification: ‘Family has always been a priority in our school’
The schools in our district are all Title I schools and we are constantly working on ways that we can improve to increase our parent and family involvement and engagement.
Rowan County Middle School FRYSC coordinator highlights Family Friendly work
If you want to build a partnership with parents, you must begin with parent input, so we started there.
Tates Creek High School focuses on families with Family Friendly Certification
Families matter! That’s why we do the work we do. As we learn about and engage with families, everyone wins.
Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell on the importance of All In for Ag Education Week
Kentucky’s second statewide Agriculture Education Week will be more than teaching students where their food, fuel, and fiber come from. Like the first All In for Ag Education Week last spring, the fall version will also introduce them to career opportunities that agriculture offers and will seek to inspire them to be a part of its future.