Two hundred more Kentucky teachers have achieved National Board Certification, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) has announced, bring the state closer to its legislative goal of having at least one National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) in every public school. With 3,181 NBCTs overall, Kentucky ranks ninth in the nation, and only five states have more new NBCTs [...]
Education Commissioner Terry Holliday Equal educational opportunity for all -- it was the basis of the lawsuit that triggered the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 and remains a basic tenet of the Kentucky Board of Education and Kentucky Department of Education today. A student's race, ethnic background, family income, unique challenge or zip code should not determine [...]
The Bread Loaf School of English is pleased to announce a generous grant from the C.E. and S. Foundation in Louisville. Funding from C.E. and S. and Middlebury College will provide fellowships covering costs up to $7,000 for Kentucky teachers to attend Bread Loaf in 2012. These teachers will receive professional development through content-specific coursework at Bread Loaf and networking [...]