Pruitt unveils five-point plan aimed at bolstering student achievement
At the Kentucky Board of Education meeting on Feb. 7, Commissioner of Education Stephen Pruitt outlined his plan for moving Kentucky education forward.
Two Kentucky schools named National Title 1 Distinguished Schools
The National Title I Association will honor two Kentucky schools as 2017 National Title I Distinguished Schools on Feb. 9 during the 2018 National Title I Conference in Philadelphia.
Free summer meals may have homegrown flavor
Free summer meals served to children across the state may be home grown – at least in part – with new incentives to serve fruits and vegetables produced in the Bluegrass State.
Kentuckians asked to wear blue/orange for Marshall County on Friday
In memory of the victims of last week’s Marshall Co. school shooting and in honor of the staff and students at Marshall County High School, Commissioner of Education Stephen Pruitt is asking Kentuckians statewide to wear the school’s colors of blue and orange on Friday, Feb. 2.
Feedback and teacher participation sought on social studies standards
The Kentucky Department of Education is seeking feedback on the current social studies standards.
Nominations open for 2019 Kentucky Teacher Awards
The Kentucky Department of Education and Valvoline Inc., sponsors of the Kentucky Teacher Awards, have opened the nomination process for the 2019 awards.
Fayette County’s Brooke Powers earns $25,000 Milken Educator Award
Pop Quiz: When is 1 equal to 1.5 or 2? When Brooke Powers is your math teacher, because her students at Beaumont Middle School (Fayette County) show 1.5 to two years growth in math progress per year.
Kentucky’s accountability plan moving through review process
Kentucky’s plan for implementing the federal Every Student Succeeds Act has taken a step forward in the process toward approval.
More feedback sought on English/language arts, math standards
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is seeking additional feedback on current English/language arts (ELA) standards and current mathematics standards.
Readiness results highlight need for quality early learning
Many Kentucky students are at a disadvantage for learning before they even start school, according to Kindergarten Readiness Screener data released by the Kentucky Department of Education.