The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has named the new class of ambassadors for the GoTeachKY initiative. The mission of GoTeachKY, is to ensure that all students across the Commonwealth have equitable access to effective educators. GoTeachKY seeks to recruit and inspire the next generation of teachers in Kentucky, helping address the critical teacher shortage that affects every state in the nation.
To begin our (Family Friendly Schools) work, we formed a committee of stakeholders that represented our population. We sought out parents to join the partnership who were from diverse populations represented in our school.
If you want to build a partnership with parents, you must begin with parent input, so we started there.
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Division of Innovation has announced the selection of 10 educators for the 2025-2026 Kentucky Innovative Teacher Fellowship program.
Rowan County Schools was named the winner of the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE’s) 2024 Kevin C. Brown Strategic Priority Award at its Feb. 6 regular meeting.
The Kentucky Innovative Learning Network (KY ILN) has announced the selection of 10 educators for its 2024-2025 Innovative Teacher Fellowship program.
Sara Heather Peyton, a history teacher at Rowan County High School and a 2024 Kentucky Teacher Achievement Award winner, has spent 13 years in the classroom. She started her career at Leestown Middle (Fayette County) in 1998, but after three years teaching, she spent the next decade at home with her family.
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE's) Office of Career and Technical Education (OCTE) hosted a showcase of 13 different career and technical education (CTE) pathways on Feb. 7 to celebrate CTE Month.
Michael Rowe began working in education 25 years ago. He now has experience as a principal in different schools, along with experience as superintendent of Lincoln County Schools in central Kentucky. He also holds advanced degrees in education, including a master's degree from Morehead State University.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) announced the selection of 22 outstanding Kentucky educators as recipients of the 2024 Kentucky Teacher Achievement Awards on July 5. These teachers qualify to compete for the 2024 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Award, which will be announced in September.