Kentucky students attend international marketing conference
More than 253 Kentucky high school students from 23 schools participated in the 2019 DECA International Career Development Conference in Orlando, Fla.
VSA Kentucky art exhibit available to schools
The 2018 VSA Kentucky Student Traveling Exhibition, “A Matter of Perspective,” has begun its tour and is available free of charge to schools, museums and other institutions.
2017 Kentucky Winner’s Circle schools recognized
The Kentucky Department of Education recognized 10 Kentucky public schools on Sept. 18 for outstanding teaching and learning conditions. These Winners’ Circle schools were recognized for their effective teaching and school leadership practices and will be shared as models of best practices across the state.
Relationships key to learning
Kelly Teague of Muhlenberg North Middle School is Kentucky’s Special Education Teacher of the Year.
Different paths for the same goal
Making differentiated instruction work is critical to student success, teachers agree.
Superintendents’ Spotlight: Jim Frank, Green County
Jim Frank The Green County School District is a small rural district with a tradition of excellence from academics to athletics. The district is proud to be a part of the Race to the Top Kid-FRIENDly (Kids Focused, Responsible, Imaginative, Engaged and Determined to Learn) Grant through the Green River Regional Educational Cooperative consortium. The grant focuses on developing [...]
Kentucky State Fair grows beyond agriculture
The Kentucky State Fair is one of my favorite assignments every year. I really enjoy seeing the students working with the animals in the barns. It’s always something I focus my photography on while I’m at the fair. After the barns, I wander the fair to see what else students are engaged in.
Seeing what Kentucky schools are all about
Commissioner finishes off visits to every district in the state.
KJHS Conference and KHD winners
Kentucky students were rewarded for their talents in history at the Kentucky Junior Historical Society (KJHS) 2011 Kentucky History Day (KHD) recently in Frankfort. KHD is part of the National History Day program, which is an annual, year-long program designed to promote teaching and learning history in America’s schools. Students analyze the historical significance of their topics and present conclusions [...]
When students can’t get to KSB or KSD, the schools go to them
Even though the Kentucky schools for the blind and deaf, respectively, are centrally located in the state doesn’t mean that all students needing their services can attend.