The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection (DEP) is honoring the six winning 2012 Eco-Art Contest high school artists this week by presenting awards at the respective schools. The Kentucky students used the contest themes or categories of conservation, pollution prevention and environmental protection and submitted artwork using the media types of drawing/painting/print, mixed media, sculpture and photographs. The winners of [...]
Pikeville High School teacher is a model learner for students.
The 2012 AT&T Aspire Local High School Impact Initiative is accepting proposals from currently operating high school retention programs consisting of elements aligned to the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Dropout Prevention Practice Guide. AT&T is looking to support organizations that are delivering results that reduce the dropout rate in their communities and are ready to expand their services or strengthen [...]
Science teacher finds viable resources in thrift stores.
Operation Preparation helps students plan for the future.
Eleven-member council kicks off its first meeting with discussions on testing, compulsory school attendance, teacher evaluations and more.
Kentucky’s 8th- and 10th-grade public school students made slight gains in nearly all subject areas on EXPLORE and PLAN assessments administered in the fall of 2011.
The 21st annual Kentucky Shakespeare Competition will take place on March 4 at Bellarmine University’s Wyatt Center for the Arts. Preliminary competition will begin at 12:30 p.m., and final judging will begin 15 minutes after the preliminary competition. The competition is open to any Kentucky high school student, grades 9-12. The winner of the competition will be given an all-expenses [...]
High school students’ grades will depend on how they do on state accountability tests.
All school superintendents need to be aware of the release of the latest high school feedback report by the Kentucky P-20 Collaborative. The report, published last month, is the first public statewide report on college-going for Kentucky's public high schools. According to the P-20 Collaborative, "the report includes information about college-going by school with district and state comparisons and disaggregated [...]