New class of National Board-certified teachers celebrated
The newest class of 18 NBCTs includes a first for one Kentucky district, and many more will be coming behind them.
Districts backing National Board certification
A number of schools and districts are supporting their teachers who want to become National Board certified – and even recruiting them.
Newest National Board-certified teachers celebrated at Capitol
The 2015 class keeps Kentucky among the national leaders in NBCTs.
Kentucky ranks 6th nationally in NBPTS Certification results
Two hundred and fifty-eight Kentucky teachers have achieved National Board Certification.
Beshear appoints two to state education boards
Gov. Steve Beshear has made appointments to two Kentucky boards. Nawanna B. Privett, an education consultant from Lexington, was appointed to the Kentucky Board of Education. She represents the Fifth Supreme Court District. The appointment replaces C. B. Akins Sr., who resigned. Privett's term expires April 14, 2014. Beshear also appointed Michael H. Ross, a teacher at Mason County High School, to the Education Professional Standards Board [...]
Kentucky college-going rates increase to highest level
More than 63 percent of Kentucky’s public high school 2010 graduates have enrolled in college – the highest percentage on record, the Kentucky P-20 Data Collaborative announced recently. The P-20 Data Collaborative used a comprehensive set of data to calculate the rates, which revealed that of the more than 43,000 public high school graduates in 2010, 63.1 percent enrolled in [...]
Kentucky gains 316 new National Board Certified Teachers
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) announced 316 Kentucky teachers were awarded the prestigious National Board Certification® in the class of 2010 on Dec. 15.