Learning to end hunger
Rowan County Middle School uses project-based learning to help students and the community.
Schools to Watch focus on college- and career-readiness
Seven Schools to Watch excel at getting students college- and career-ready.
Five Kentucky schools named ‘Schools To Watch’
Five Kentucky middle schools are among the 98 exemplary middle-grades schools from 16 states that have been named Schools to Watch (STW) as part of a recognition program developed by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform. Monroe Middle School (Monroe County); North Middle School (Henderson County); Belfry Middle School (Pike County); Benton Middle School (Marshall County); and Olmstead School [...]
Diverse Schools to Watch have much in common
By Matthew Tungate matthew.tungate@education.ky.gov Kentucky’s seven 2010 Schools to Watch (STW) seem very different on paper. Four are spread across rural parts of Kentucky, while three are in Louisville suburbs. Two have fewer than 150 students, while another two have more than 700 students. Six have varying numbers of periods in a day, while one is on block scheduling. Three [...]