New McCracken superintendent Hunt settles into new role
The former assistant superintendent of operations for Christian County, Hunt began his new job on July 1.
Twenty-five new members selected for KDE’s 2023-2024 Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council
Twenty-five public high school students have been named as new members of the 2023-2024 Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) announced on May 22.
KDE’s Teachers Advisory Council discusses advocacy efforts for educator retention with 2023 Kentucky Teacher of the Year
2023 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Mandy Perez joined the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE) Teachers Advisory Council (TAC) on March 7 to discuss advocacy efforts related to teacher retention.
Eleven educators named to KDE’s Principals Advisory Council for three-year term
Eleven new members have been selected to join the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Principals Advisory Council (PrAC), Education Commissioner Jason E. Glass announced on Nov. 22.
KDE kicks off summer learning initiative in 30 districts; provides online resources for all
Thirty districts have been selected to participate in this year’s Summer Boost: Reading and Mathematics Program, a partnership between the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), the Summer Food Service Program and the Children’s Reading Foundation.
NBCT Crystal Culp implements National Board Academy in McCracken County to mentor future NBCTs
Crystal Culp, a U.S. Air Force veteran with over 22 years of teaching experience in alternative education, never imagined a career in education – let alone being a mentor to teachers pursuing National Board certification.
Winners of Kentucky Education Excellence Awards announced
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has announced winners of its Education Excellence Awards, a new program that aims to recognize Kentucky teachers, staff and administrators who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to achieve education excellence in 2020 and 2021.
Kentucky CTE educators receive national award recognition for 7th consecutive year
Ashley Rogers, an agriculture educator at Nicholas County High School, was named the national New Career and Technical Teacher of the Year for 2022 at the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Career Tech Vision Conference in New Orleans Dec. 1-3, 2021. […]
Kentucky FFA members excel at National FFA Convention
Kentucky FFA was well represented at the 94th annual National FFA Convention, which was held Oct. 27-30 in Indianapolis. More than 60,000 FFA members, advisers and guests attended the convention, which is the largest youth organization gathering in the United States.
Five Kentucky public schools named 2021 Blue Ribbon winners
The U. S. Department of Education named five Kentucky public schools as 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools based on their overall academic excellence.