August 2017
Are you ready to fly?
Grant County's Belinda Furman, the 2018 Kentucky Elementary Teacher of the Year, thinks there are a lot of similarities between packing for a vacation and preparing for a new school year.
KDE’s Associate Commissioner Couch receives KASA award
David Couch, the Kentucky Department of Education's associate commissioner for the Office of Education Technology, has received the 2017 William T. Nallia Award from the Kentucky Association of School Administrators.
Garrard, Boone administrators honored by KASA
Kalem Grasham, the former principal at Garrard County High School, [...]
Embracing new opportunities
With the start of the new school year just around the corner, now is a great time for both parents and community members to get involved in their local schools.
Keeping students with discipline problems in the classroom
A Pulaski County middle school teacher found a way to decrease referrals and increase student learning.
July 2017
Billboards remind drivers to stop for school buses
As a new school year approaches, Kentucky drivers will soon see reminders to watch out for stopped school buses.
Creating, implementing and analyzing formative science assessments in K-8
Teachers from several western Kentucky school districts recently completed the first year of a partnership designed to develop a bank of high-quality, elementary/middle science formative assessments.
Students’ work heading into space
Students at Breckinridge County Area Technology Center have completed their third year in a NASA program in which they build training hardware.
Getting a glimpse of what poverty feels like
Simulation at the Persistence to Graduation Summit helps educators understand the problems many of their students face.
Growing students with environmental education
Teachers discover the benefits of learning outside at the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education’s Outdoor Learning Symposium.