Kentucky FFA’s Caroline Groth of the Locust Trace Chapter (Fayette County) was elected as the 2024-2025 Eastern Region vice president for the National FFA Organization at the 97th annual National FFA Convention on Oct. 23-26 in Indianapolis.
Dozens of Kentucky students attended the first Sources of Strength Peer Leader Summit at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College on Oct. 25.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has named the new class of ambassadors for the GoTeachKY initiative.
The Kentucky Innovative Learning Network (KY ILN) has announced the selection of 10 educators for its 2024-2025 Innovative Teacher Fellowship program.
Stephanie Bellot-Donaldson, a Spanish teacher in the Spanish Immersion program at Hawthorne Elementary School (Jefferson County), is the 2024 recipient of the Kentucky World Language Association (KWLA) Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award. She received the award on Sept. 14 at the KWLA Fall Conference.
Fifteen Kentucky public school educators have been named to the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE) Teachers Advisory Council (TAC) for the 2024-2025 school year, Commissioner of Education Robbie Fletcher announced Sept. 27.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) presented 16 awards for best practices to schools and districts during the 2024 Continuous Improvement Summit at the Central Bank Center in Lexington on Sept. 23-24.
Heidi Givens, who earned the 2013 Kentucky Elementary School Teacher of the Year award, participated along with 35 other educators from across the county in an expedition around the world with National Geographic for professional learning and educational experience in July.
KDE defines a student as chronically absent if they have missed more than 10% of the enrolled time in school. This includes both excused and unexcused absences. Chronic absenteeism affects nearly 30% of students across the Commonwealth each year.
The Green Ribbon Schools initiative is a federal recognition aimed at promoting school sustainability.
