Common Core State Standards

College readiness partnership announces selection of state leadership teams

Kentucky is one of seven states recently selected to participate in the College Readiness Partnership (CRP). The CRP is a collaborative effort between the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO). The partnership’s goal is to promote broad implementation of Common Core State [...]

By |2011-09-28T11:04:00-04:00September 29, 2011|

Twelve Kentucky school districts receive major grant

An $8.8 million, three-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will support teachers and students in 12 school districts, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) announced today. This investment, known as an “Integration Grant,” will support the integration of several critical streams of work – measures of effective teaching, implementation of the Common Core State Standards and the [...]

By |2019-11-15T14:45:04-05:00September 19, 2011|

Frameworks provide focus for common assessments in English, mathematics

The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) recently released draft model content frameworks for public review. The model content frameworks will identify the big ideas in the Common Core State Standards for each grade level and will help determine the focus for various PARCC assessments being developed by the 24-state consortium. The frameworks are being created [...]

By |2011-08-10T13:39:48-04:00August 11, 2011|

SPEAK conference focuses on new standards

The Speech Education Alliance of Kentucky (SPEAK) conference will be Sept. 30 at the University of Kentucky. Information and registration is available online at www.kyspeak.org. This conference is a joint educational professional development day sponsored by the four competitive speaking groups in Kentucky – the National Forensic League; the Kentucky High School Speech League; the Kentucky Educational Speech and Drama [...]

By |2011-08-03T09:51:22-04:00August 4, 2011|

Summer Seminars at Six: An Introduction to Education Policy

The U.S. Department of Education is inviting teachers to participate in a summer seminar series on education policy and leveraging U-Stream technology to engage teachers nationwide. The summer teachers’ series was organized by Laurie Calvert, a teaching ambassador fellow and English teacher at a rural high school in North Carolina. The seminars are intended to offer insights into how teachers [...]

By |2020-09-22T10:40:32-04:00July 14, 2011|

Wheeler named to NASBE study group

Wheeler The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) recently announced that Mary Gwen Wheeler, a member of the Kentucky Board of Education, has been selected to serve on a year-long NASBE study group to examine educator preparation and professional development, their job performance evaluations, and the impact of the Common Core State Standards on teaching. [...]

By |2019-02-04T15:25:35-05:00January 25, 2011|

2010: A Year in Review

Education Commissioner Terry Holliday There’s no question that 2010 was a busy, fruitful year. When I tally up the events and accomplishments related to P-12 education, I see many positive events. Common Core State Standards adoption – In March, the Kentucky Board of Education, Council on Postsecondary Education and the Education Professional Standards Board jointly adopted the Common [...]

By |2020-09-22T10:23:24-04:00January 18, 2011|
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