Parents and educators working together for student success
ParentCamp breaks down barriers between home and school.
FCCLA members build leadership skills at national meeting
More than 300 Kentucky chapter members, 1,300 youth members and adult advisers of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America attended a Nov. 10-12 meeting in Washington, D.C., and the annual FCCLA National Cluster Meeting Nov. 17-19 in Oklahoma City.
#KyLChat provides statewide school librarian professional network
Heidi Neltner, a former school librarian in the Ft. Thomas Independent school district, had been using Twitter to connect with colleagues around the world for many years. Then in 2013, she decided to introduce Kentucky school librarians to this professional networking venue by creating #KyLChat.
Kentucky Board of Education discusses 2018-20 biennial budget
According to Kentucky Department of Education staff, additional money will be needed to implement Senate Bill 1 (2017).
Kentucky Board of Education updated on new laws
At its regularly scheduled April meeting, the Kentucky Board of Education received an update on new education laws passed by the 2017 General Assembly. House Bill 520 allows non-religious public charter schools for the first time in Kentucky. Commissioner of Education Stephen Pruitt said work has already started at the Kentucky Department of Education to prepare for the establishment of charters.
Kentucky school districts on national Advanced Placement Honor Roll
Eight Kentucky public school districts have been named to the 7th Annual Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Roll, the College Board announced.
‘It’s best practices every day, all day’
Ruth Moyer Elementary principal believes sticking to fundamentals helped the Fort Thomas Independent school win the 2016 Blue Ribbon honor.
School librarians, students, others honored by KASL
The Kentucky Association of School Librarians (KASL) honored 2016 award recipients at a luncheon and ceremony Sept. 24 at the Galt House in Louisville.
Five public schools win Blue Ribbon honors
The U. S. Department of Education named five Kentucky public schools as 2016 National Blue Ribbon Schools, based on their overall academic excellence.
Northern Kentucky school librarian is 2016 KySTE Outstanding Teacher
Heidi Neltner, teacher librarian for Johnson Elementary, is the 2016 winner of the Kentucky Society for Technology in Education’s Outstanding Teacher Award.