Students selected for Commissioner’s Student Council
Sixteen Kentucky public high school students have been named to the Commissioner’s Student Council, a group that provides input to Kentucky Commissioner of Education Stephen Pruitt.
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.
Poetry takes center stage in state competition
Reciting a poem over a hundred years old, but with feelings still relevant today, Grant County High School sophomore Haley Bryan won the Kentucky Poetry Out Loud state competition. Her chosen poem in the final round was Revenge by Letitia Elizabeth Landon.
In eastern Kentucky, a technological leap forward
With the help of a $30 million grant, 17 school districts are beefing up their technology to advance personalized learning.
Consistency pays off at Southside Elementary
Pike County school educators and staff work together for success.
Two elementary schools recognized for student performance
Two Pike County elementary schools are among 66 schools that have been named National Title I Distinguished Schools for their performance in 2011 by the National Title I Association. The recognized schools are Blackberry Elementary School in Ransom, Ky., and Southside Elementary School in Belfry, Ky. All of the selected schools are recognized either for exceptional student performance overall, or for significantly [...]
Kentucky schools recognized for working conditions
Ten Kentucky schools were recognized for the working conditions, safety and student achievement in their buildings at the 17th Annual Safe Schools, Successful Students Conference in Louisville this week.
Five Kentucky public schools earn Blue Ribbon honors
Five Kentucky public schools have been designated as 2011 National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education. The five are: North Middletown Elementary, Bourbon County W.R. McNeill Elementary, Bowling Green Independent Woodfill Elementary, Fort Thomas Independent Gamaliel Elementary, Monroe County Southside Elementary, Pike County Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary School in Lexington also was named a Blue [...]
KJHS Conference and KHD winners
Kentucky students were rewarded for their talents in history at the Kentucky Junior Historical Society (KJHS) 2011 Kentucky History Day (KHD) recently in Frankfort. KHD is part of the National History Day program, which is an annual, year-long program designed to promote teaching and learning history in America’s schools. Students analyze the historical significance of their topics and present conclusions [...]
Five Kentucky schools nominated for Blue Ribbon School designation
Five Kentucky schools will undergo the U.S. Department of Education’s application process for potential recognition as Blue Ribbon Schools.