Student Advisory Council discusses mental health, teacher quality
The Kentucky Department of Education’s Commissioner’s Student Council met March 20 to discuss student mental health and Kentucky’s need for high-quality teachers.
Closing the opportunity gap
Education Commissioner Terry Holliday Equal educational opportunity for all -- it was the basis of the lawsuit that triggered the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 and remains a basic tenet of the Kentucky Board of Education and Kentucky Department of Education today. A student's race, ethnic background, family income, unique challenge or zip code should not determine [...]
A road map for moving forward
Education Commissioner Terry Holliday I wanted to share with you two reports that the Interim Joint Education Committee recently received that, for me, are of particular importance. The first came from the Advance Kentucky team, which provided an evaluation report for their outstanding program. The Advance Kentucky team utilized the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics to [...]
Postsecondary council awards $895,000 to improve educator quality
For the 11th consecutive year, the Council on Postsecondary Education awarded federal grant funds to improve P-12 educator quality through professional development programs. The Improving Educator Quality (IEQ) grants, totaling $895,000, were awarded to four lead institutions, including Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University and University of Kentucky. Included in the proposals are partnerships with the University [...]
Postsecondary council awards nearly $1.1 million to improve teacher quality
The Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) awarded nearly $1.1 million in federal grant funding to improve teacher quality at its meeting last week at Morehead State University.