Data can help parents make sure their child stays on track
October is an important month in Kentucky education. It presents an opportunity for all of us to take a look at how our public schools, districts and students are performing.
Graduation and student readiness continue to improve in latest Unbridled Learning assessment and accountability results
The number of students graduating from high school and considered college/career-ready continues to increase, according to data released by the Kentucky Department of Education.
High schools in Breathitt, Owsley honored by CFES
Two Kentucky high schools are among the 33 named as Schools of Distinction by College for Every Student (CFES). Breathitt County and Owsley County high schools received the award, which recognizes schools nationally that have exemplary programs incorporating the three CFES core practices: mentoring, leadership through service and pathways to college. These schools provide intensive exposure to the three practices [...]
KSD opens doors, career pathways for more students
A new program at Kentucky School for the Deaf is opening career pathways for students from nearby Burgin and Danville high schools, as well as its own students.
Education secretary praises Kentucky progress
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Louisville Mayor Grag Fischer and Commissioner Terry Holliday sit in on Brent Peter’s Food Lit class at Fern Creek High School (Jefferson County).Photo by Amy Wallot, April 23, 2015 During a trip to Louisville this week, United States Education Secretary Arne Duncan saw firsthand, some of the progress Kentucky has made in [...]
State becoming a leader in CTE academic integration
Sixteen schools will participate in a program designed to help career and technical education teachers and academic teachers begin to speak the same educational language.
Creating a world-class system of career and technical education
State education leaders consider study recommendations as they focus on how to move Kentucky’s career and technical education into the 21st Century.
In support of educators and the Kentucky Core Academic Standards
Education Commissioner Terry Holliday I recently had the opportunity to testify before the Senate Education Committee about the Common Core State Standards in English/language arts and mathematics and the Next-Generation Science Standards, adopted in our state and collectively known as the Kentucky Core Academic Standards. The hearing was on Senate Bill 224, which would abandon the standards and [...]
Student results hold steady on PLAN and EXPLORE tests
Overall student performance on EXPLORE and PLAN tests remained relatively unchanged in 2013, according to data released today by the Kentucky Department of Education. The assessments, precursors to the ACT college entrance exam given to all public high school juniors in the state, test knowledge in English, mathematics, reading and science. “We saw some minor shifts up and down in [...]
Higher number of public school graduates enroll in college
About 3 out of every 5 of Kentucky’s public high school students who graduated in 2011 enrolled in college for the 2011-2012 academic year, exceeding the previous year’s enrollment, according to the 2013 Kentucky High School Feedback Report released this week by the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics (KCEWS). “This report provides the best information about college going and freshman year success [...]