The Advanced Placement Summer Institute at Western Kentucky University’s Center for Gifted Studies offers 27 one-week courses for AP teachers June 26-30 in Bowling Green. The College Board-certified workshops help beginning or experienced AP teachers provide a quality learning environment for their students by challenging themselves to become better educators. Instructors are College Board consultants who write and grade AP [...]
Fern Creek High School’s Ivy Plus Academy is helping students get into and pay for colleges that they never imagined they could attend.
The College Board is offering two scholarship opportunities for Advanced Placement teachers to attend the AP Summer Institute June 26-30 at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green for free. The institutes are suited for both first-year AP teachers and veteran AP teachers who are looking to refine their curriculum and approach. The scholarships are available to teachers at schools without [...]
Rebecca von Groote, the academic coordinator for the University of Kentucky’s horticulture, plant and soil science degree, offers a presentation on the crop, soil and horticulture science track that is an option for students who express an interest in research-based STEM careers. Von Groote’s presentation discusses the major, highlights some of the faculty’s recent and diverse research efforts and talks [...]
Before a thing can be made, it has to be imagined. But in order to be tomorrow’s dreamers, today’s students need to have a sound backing in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills.
In an effort to increase students’ opportunity to take Advanced Placement exams, the Kentucky Department of Education will underwrite the cost of the tests in the 2016-17 school year for students who qualify for free and reduced-price lunch.
Marion County English teacher uses content from a social studies class to improve her students’ literacy skills.
At its meeting in Frankfort, the Kentucky Board of Education discussed the development of a new accountability system for public schools under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
AP Capstone program help students learn to write and research topics as college students would.
The state of K-12 public education in Kentucky is strong according to Commissioner of Education Stephen Pruitt, though he did say there is room for improvement.