Educators attend inaugural Kentucky English Learner Leadership Summit
The Kentucky English Learner Leadership Summit is a new, full-day conference for district English learner directors, coordinators and other leaders.
Frankfort High School student honored by Kentucky World Language Association
Addison Baker was honored by the Kentucky World Language Association (KWLA) with the prestigious Amici Linguarum K-12 Student Award for her exceptional achievement in language studies.
2024 Kentucky World Language Association Teacher of the Year advances to nationals
Stephanie Bellot-Donaldson, a Spanish Literacy teacher at Hawthorne Elementary School (Jefferson County) and 2024 Kentucky World Language Association (KWLA) Outstanding Teacher of the Year, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT) regional Teacher of the Year award.
Shelby County educators recognized for completion of the BaseLang Spanish Immersion Project
Educators and staff from Shelby County were recognized on Nov. 8 for the completion of an eight-week BaseLang Spanish Immersion Program, an initiative partnered with the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and the Kentucky Education Association (KEA).
Taiwan education officials seeking partner schools in Kentucky for exchange program
The K-12 Education Administration of the Ministry of Education in Taiwan established the International Exchange Window (IEW) platform in 2022. The IEW program is hoping to partner with schools in Kentucky to correspond with schools in Taiwan.
Organization provides opportunities for educators to visit Japan, network
The Keizai Koho Center (KKC) welcomes teachers from North America to deepen their understanding of Japan during the KKC Study Tour to Japan.
KWLA announces Outstanding Teacher, Outstanding Rising Star Teacher, other award winners at conference
Ke Peng, a Chinese professor at Western Kentucky University (WKU), is the 2022 recipient of the Kentucky World Language Association (KWLA) Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award. She received the award on Sept. 24 at the KWLA Fall Conference.
KDE announces partnership with the Ministry of Education of Taiwan to increase access to Chinese language instruction
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is partnering with the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan to promote educational and academic exchanges and to foster cross-cultural relationships between Taiwan and Kentucky.
KWLA announces Outstanding Teacher, Outstanding New Teacher at conference
Tracy Rucker, a French teacher at Louisville Collegiate School, is the 2021 recipient of the Kentucky World Language Association (KWLA) Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award. He received the award on Sept. 17 at the KWLA Fall Virtual Conference.
Commissioner Glass wins KWLA award recognizing support for world language education
Commissioner of Education Jason E. Glass is the recipient of the Kentucky World Language Association’s (KWLA) 2021 Amici Linguarum (Friend of Languages) Award in the education category. He received the award on Sept. 17 during KWLA’s virtual awards ceremony.