Kentucky’s healthiest schools honored
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s National Healthy Schools Award is an honor given to showcase and acknowledge schools that have implemented changes to create healthier school environments.
16 schools receive National Healthy Schools Award
Sixteen Kentucky schools have been named winners of the National Healthy Schools Award by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. The awards were announced recently by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a national organization founded by the American Heart Association and the Clinton Foundation whose goal is to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity and to empower children to [...]
Kentucky Text Set Project connects teachers and books
The Kentucky Text Set Project is intensive training designed to help teachers begin creating challenging, grade-level specific texts sets over a variety of engaging literacy and literary topics.
No child left alone
Hardin County elementary schools find a creative way to make sure all children have a friend on the playground.
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.
Let’s celebrate our first steps on new science standards
This is the first of a series of guest columns from teachers implementing the Kentucky Core Academic Standards for Science this school year. David Grossman By David Grossman david.grossman@etown.kyschools.us In the 1980s, Amy Grant had a song titled, “The Now and the Not Yet.” While I don’t remember much of the song, I do remember the title and the [...]
Superintendents’ Spotlight: Jon Ballard, Elizabethtown Independent
Jon Ballard In the Elizabethtown Independent school district, science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are emerging as important vehicles in delivering educational programs to help students meet the demands of the 21st century. By partnering with industries such as Metalsa, Dow Corning, Kentucky Utilities and Louisville Gas and Electric, nearly 400 students are afforded the opportunity to participate [...]
When failure leads to success
‘If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again’ goes beyond experimentation in Kentucky schools.
Kentucky Teacher has Kentucky covered
I’ve finally done it. It took five years, but I have photographed all of Kentucky’s 174 school districts, plus the Kentucky School for the Deaf and the Kentucky School for the Blind.
Unit delivers both election and learning results
Middle school students learn about voting process and their role in it.