Adapting and learning, but anxiously awaiting a return to a new normal
Corbin High School's Lauren Shackleford writes about how she is looking forward to reaching the new normal and moving beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students selected for Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council
Eleven Kentucky public high school students have been named to the Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council, a group that provides input to Kentucky Commissioner of Education Wayne Lewis.
24 Valvoline Teacher Achievement Award winners named
The Kentucky Department of Education and Valvoline Inc. have selected 24 outstanding Kentucky educators as recipients of the 2020 Valvoline™ Teacher Achievement Awards.
Kentucky Odyssey of the Mind: Filling the gap
Odyssey of the Mind provides an opportunity for students to apply their knowledge in meaningful and creative ways.
Group to set standards for 2017-2018 school accountability
A group of education stakeholders and policymakers will gather Aug. 22 to set performance standards for 2017-2018 school accountability.
Focusing on the future of career education
School districts, postsecondary institutions and other entities are pooling their resources to create more opportunities for students through New Skills for Youth Kentucky.
KDE expands regional visual and performing arts specialists
The Kentucky Department of Education has expanded its cohort of regional visual and performing arts specialists for the 2017-18 school year.
Districts of Distinction recognized
The Kentucky Board of Education and the Kentucky Department of Education recognized 16 school districts as Districts of Distinction at the board’s Feb. 8 meeting.
Board of education discusses new accountability system
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.
Corbin after-school program receives award, $10,000 prize
Karen West, left, executive director of Redhound Enrichment, accepts the Dollar General Afterschool Literacy Award from Lindsey Sublett, community initiatives administrator with Dollar General Corporation at the National AfterSchool Association’s annual convention in Orlando, Fla.Photo submitted, March 20, 2016 Corbin Independent Schools’ Redhound Enrichment after-school program has received the Dollar General Afterschool Literacy Award for its excellence in [...]