Juli Neace of Highland Middle School (Fort Thomas Independent) and Melanie Smith of Model Laboratory School in Richmond have been recognized as 2025 Southern District Teachers of the Year by the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America).
Six Kentucky educators have been selected as state finalists and are now eligible to receive a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the nation’s highest honor for K–12 science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and computer science teachers.
Each year, the KBE gives the Robinson Award to a Kentuckian or a Kentucky organization demonstrating extraordinary efforts and contributions in educational diversity and equity.
Ag Education Week, which will be March 17-21, is a chance to bring agriculture education to elementary classrooms. It will be an all-encompassing learning experience for students, will equip educators with ready-to-use lessons and foster community involvement to create hands-on learning opportunities in agriculture.
The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) represents the highest honor bestowed by the United States government for K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics teaching.
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.
Ryan Davis is a mathematics teacher at Waggener High School (Jefferson County) who is passionate about creating change in his community with his students. He is a 2023 Teacher Achievement Award winner.
David McCoy, a high school welding teacher at Pleasure Ridge Park High School (Jefferson County Public Schools), has been named a winner of the 2023 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. The price comes with $50,000 for his school’s welding program.
Four Kentucky educators have been named as finalists for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) award.
Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Chief Communications Officer Toni Konz Tatman was awarded the 2023 O.V. Jones Memorial Award from the Kentucky School Public Relations Association (KSPRA) at its spring conference March 24 in Owensboro.