Tag: Monroe County
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.
Pilot program elevates teaching, interest in National Board certification
The National Board Professional Learning Schools program supports schools that are dedicated to ensuring accomplished teaching for all students and that are willing to made systemic changes using NBPTS resources.
Commissioner convenes task force to study statewide curriculum development process
Kentucky Education Commissioner Wayne D. Lewis is convening a task force charged with making recommendations on improving the process of developing quality curriculum for Kentucky's public schools.
Kentucky CTE professionals receive regional honors
Two Kentucky Career and Technical Education professionals were named regional award winners at the Association for Career and Technical Education Region 2 Conference in Raleigh, N.C., Oct. 5.
All students succeed at SkillsUSA
Students came to the national SkillsUSA conference for the competition, and they benefitted from the experience no matter where they finished.
Novice reduction, one relationship at a time
The staff at a Monroe County elementary school works to make sure its struggling students don’t continue to struggle.
Two Kentucky schools receive national honor
The National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators honored two Kentucky schools as 2018 National ESEA Distinguished Schools on Thursday, Jan. 31, during the 2019 National ESEA Conference in Kansas City, Mo.
Kentucky CTE demonstrates award-winning leadership
Kentucky’s national leadership in Career and Technical Education (CTE) was recognized recently with several awards presented at the Career Tech Vision 2016 Conference, and the accompanying conferences of the National Association of Agriculture Educators and the National Association of Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences.
Connecting central Kentucky to the world: Festival Cultural Hispano
Western Kentucky University's Yertty VanderMolen shares how the university and local school districts joined together to give students a broader experience of other cultures.
High expectations help Tompkinsville achieve Blue Ribbon status
Teachers say the positive atmosphere and data driven instruction at Tompkinsville Elementary has helped the school go from the 35th percentile of all Kentucky elementary schools to being awarded a Blue Ribbon in 2014.
