Schools getting their hands on CPR
Schools and districts are determining how to offer students CPR training to meet the requirements of a new law.
24 Valvoline Teacher Achievement Award winners named
The Kentucky Department of Education and Valvoline™ have selected 24 outstanding Kentucky educators as recipients of the 2017 Valvoline Teacher Achievement Awards. These teachers qualify to compete for the 2017 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Award, which will be announced next month.
Four Kentucky teachers receive presidential honors
Four Kentucky mathematics and science teachers are among 213 recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), which is awarded to outstanding K-12 science and mathematics teachers from across the country. Winners are selected by a panel of distinguished scientists, mathematicians and educators following an initial selection process at the state level. The PAEMST winners [...]
Keeping schools, community and the environment healthy
Students showed off their projects to improve the environment and conserve energy at the Youth Summit and Awards Luncheon in Frankfort.
Extending the reach of special education professionals
The Bluegrass Center for Teacher Quality hosted an event Oct. 20 called “Building the Village: A Summit on Down Syndrome and Autism Education.”
School house is rocking with ‘We the People’
Two Madison County teachers are finding success with a program that uses real-life lessons and public speaking to teach students about the U.S. government.
Day camp a key part of Madison migrant program’s busy summer schedule
A science-writing camp helps the Madison County schools’ migrant program to meet the educational needs of its students throughout the summer.
Make your voice heard by taking the KCAS Challenge
Some of those who've taken the survey say it's important for teachers and others to weigh in.
A look back at 2014 in photos
This year I had the opportunity to photograph a couple of events that have been going on for years, but I had never attended, such as the graduation ceremony at the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Training Center and bus driver training.
The art of quilling
Art teacher Dorothea Broughton teaches the students at Kit Carson Elementary School (Madison County) quilling, an art form she was taught as a child. Quilling is the art of paper twirling.