TELL Kentucky

Kentucky educators TELL it all

A record 91 percent of eligible Kentucky school-based certified educators responded to a survey about teaching conditions at their school.

By |2020-09-04T12:36:06-04:00August 15, 2017|

Finding more time for teaching

A Nelson County teacher helps educators reclaim some of the up to 90 hours she says are lost to transitions during the school year.

By |2020-08-25T13:55:08-04:00August 8, 2017|

Listening to teachers, advocating for more school funding

Education Commissioner Terry Holliday As I noted in my column last month, the 2013-14 school year is going to be a busy one with many new and continuing initiatives. Since that column ran, two reports have been published that underscore our work in two areas – teachers (their training, professional learning and their working conditions) and state education [...]

By |2020-01-28T11:49:23-05:00September 3, 2013|

TELL Kentucky off to a great start

After just one week, more than 21,000 Kentucky educators have taken part in the TELL (Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning) Survey of school working conditions. That represents about 42 percent of the school-based certified educators eligible to participate. Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday announced the news yesterday during a TELL Kentucky event at Collins Lane Elementary School in Frankfort. “I’m [...]

By |2020-08-25T09:57:41-04:00March 14, 2013|

Time for teachers to TELL Kentucky about teaching, learning and the workplace

Education Commissioner Terry Holliday No matter how busy my schedule gets as Kentucky’s education commissioner, I am always interested in receiving feedback. That’s one of the many reasons I meet regularly with staff, connect through social media and visit schools around the state. The comments, questions and ideas I receive from all of these and many other activities [...]

By |2020-08-25T09:34:24-04:00February 5, 2013|
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