The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) during its Dec. 6-7 meeting heard an update on Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) initiatives aimed at increasing student reading proficiency and helping teachers with more professional learning opportunities.
The Kentucky General Assembly’s Budget Review Subcommittee on Education heard from school superintendents about the struggle with rapidly increasing construction costs during their Nov. 2 meeting.
School district building plans are being negatively impacted by rising construction costs , Kentucky Department of education staff told the Superintendents Advisory Council (SAC) during its Sept. 21 meeting.
KDE photographer Bobby Ellis got the chance to visit with a lot of young children discovering the world of big machines and construction at the Big Dig, an event open to the public at the Boone County Fairgrounds.
Students from across Kentucky participated recently in Construction Career Days, which give members of the construction industry an opportunity to engage with high school students in career and technical education programs.
Casey County High School teacher Garlen Whitis decided go small for his construction class after years teaching students to build larger homes.
For the ninth year, members of the Kentucky Construction Career Choice Council (K4C) hosted the annual Construction Career Days event at the Shelby County Fairgrounds in Shelbyville. K4C is a trade education affiliate to Kentucky’s construction industry.
Teachers or administrators in school district planning a new construction or renovation project can attend the High Performance Sustainable School Buildings Workshop providing site visits, case studies and design guidelines. The workshop will be March 14-15 at the Galt House in Louisville. To view workshop details and agenda or to register, click here.