Students speak out on math, science course choices at advisory council meeting
Commissioner Stephen L. Pruitt welcomed the opinions of students on the Next-Generation Student Advisory Council in one of his first meetings with students.
Perryville Elementary remembers Appomattox
By Amy Wallot amy.wallot@education.ky.gov Buntings hung from the gymnasium stage and tables as 3rd, 4th and 5th-grade students filled the room. They listened as local historians and politicians gave their thoughts on the war and its importance in the area’s history. And they listened to a reading of Gen. Lee’s Order No. 9, his farewell address. It was all part [...]
A look back at 2014 in photos
This year I had the opportunity to photograph a couple of events that have been going on for years, but I had never attended, such as the graduation ceremony at the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Training Center and bus driver training.
Learning won’t stop when the snow piles up
Thirteen school districts are creating programs for snowbound students.
Getting girls excited about STEM
A group of girls met on the University of Kentucky’s campus for a day this summer to learn about women in the STEM fields.
Taking what’s there and making it stronger
Assessing current procedures leads to ‘game-changing’ success with PGES.
Farmer, Works receive presidential awards
Suzanne Farmer Two Kentucky elementary school teachers have been honored as 2012 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipients. The winners were announced Dec. 20, 2013. Suzanne Farmer, a mathematics intervention teacher at Toliver Elementary School (Boyle County) and Patti Works, a science teacher at Cassidy Elementary School (Fayette County), are the Kentucky honorees. Recipients [...]
Schools put their own spin on Operation Preparation
Month-long, college- and career-readiness event wraps up with lots of success stories.
Districts of Distinction recognized
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) and Kentucky Department of Education recognized eight school districts as Districts of Distinction at the board’s meeting Wednesday. The districts earned the recognition under the first year of the Unbridled Learning: College and Career Readiness for All accountability system. To qualify as a District of Distinction, a district had to have an overall accountability [...]
A sine of the times
One calculus teacher guides students at two schools using Skype.