Russell Independent students win national recognition with metal sculpture
Engaging students at the end of the semester can be a difficult task.
Five Kentucky public schools named 2023 Blue Ribbon winners
The U.S. Department of Education (USED) has named five Kentucky public schools as 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools based on their overall academic excellence.
Russell High School senior builds accolades and plans to continue leading
As a graduating senior at Russell High School (Russell Independent), Arnav Dharmagadda has spent several years learning content in classrooms. His high school experience also taught him lessons outside the classroom, literally and figuratively, as the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in non-traditional instruction (NTI) during his first year.
48 Kentuckians to serve on the Kentucky Coalition for Advancing Education
A group of 45 Kentuckians representing various aspects of the state’s education community have been selected to serve on the Kentucky Coalition for Advancing Education, Education Commissioner Jason E. Glass announced June 1.
Eighteen new students selected for KDE’s 2021-2022 Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council
Eighteen Kentucky public high school students have been named to the 2021-2022 Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) announced on May 28.
Déjà vu for Leon Smith at Russellville Independent Schools
Starting work as superintendent of Russellville Independent School District has been slightly disorienting for Leon Smith. When he walked out of his office July 1, after his first day on the job, it seemed like he’d never left.
Kentucky students share how COVID-19 closures impact their lives
The Kentucky Department of Education’s Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council met virtually to discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on public school students in the Commonwealth.
Erasing the stigma of incarceration
KRUSH is a weekly support group for students that are coping with family members or guardians that are or have been incarcerated.
Students selected for Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council
Thirteen Kentucky public high school students have been named to the Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council, a group that provides input to Kentucky Commissioner of Education Wayne Lewis.
Del Valle receives top KWLA award
Catherine Del Valle, a Spanish teacher at Russell High School, is the 2018 recipient of the Kentucky World Language Association Outstanding Teacher Award. She received the award Sept. 22 at the KWLA annual conference in Lexington.