Three Fayette County Public School teachers will be honored at the Kentucky Science Teachers Association’s annual conference Nov. 6 as winners of the 2015 Science Teacher of the Year awards.
Larry Warren The Barbourville Independent school district is very proud of its tradition – since 1890 it has been preparing children academically. The district boasts many admirable alumni in almost every conceivable field. Students benefit from a wide variety of research-based instructional programs that promote active engagement through hands-on learning, real-world connections and higher-order thinking. The district offers [...]
Jimmy Adams has been named as the new executive director of the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board.
Robert Storer The Walton-Verona Independent school district is comprised of three schools and a preschool program with approximately 1,600 students between the three schools. The district employs fully-certified teachers and administrators and is additionally staffed with qualified professionals including transportation, food service and custodial staff. All of the schools have been accredited by AdvancED since 1976. Walton-Verona Independent [...]
At the Kentucky Board of Education's meeting in Frankfort Oct. 6, Frankfort Chief Circuit Court Judge Phillip Shepherd administered the oath of office to Sarah Murphy Ford of Owensboro and set its budget priorities for the department’s budget submission to the Governor’s Office and the General Assembly.
Nine outstanding teachers from across the state – three elementary, three middle and three high school teachers – are semifinalists for the 2016 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Award.
The Kentucky Board of Education officially named Stephen L. Pruitt as the sixth Kentucky Commissioner of Education.
The number of students graduating from high school and considered college/career-ready continues to increase, according to data released by the Kentucky Department of Education.
Beechwood Elementary, Bush Elementary, Murray High School and The School for the Creative and Performing Arts in Fayette County are among 335 public and private, elementary, middle and high schools across the country recognized by the U. S. Department of Education as 2015 National Blue Ribbon Schools
Kentucky is among a group of 17 states that committed to develop and execute a detailed plan to implement recommendations made in a report by the Council of Chief State School Officers Career Readiness Task Force