Tag: U.S. Department of Education
Connected Superintendents’ Summit seeks nominations
On Tuesday, Oct. 7 Secretary Duncan and the U.S. Department of Education will welcome a selected group of the nation's 14,000+ superintendents to Washington, D.C.,...
Comments sought on Turnaround School Leaders Program grant
In order to address the need for leaders who are prepared to lead effectively in the Cohort 3 Priority Schools and improve outcomes for...
Disparity in school discipline
Reggie was on the school playground acting out a game of cops and robbers when it happened. He pointed his index finger, thumb up,...
Public school civil rights data available
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently released the first comprehensive look at civil rights data from every public school...
Two Kentucky high schools benefitting from partnership
Knox Central (Knox County) and Leslie County high schools will soon be benefiting from an innovative partnership that hopes to improve the nation's persistently underachieving schools.
Doing What Works website available
The U.S. Department of Education Doing What Works (DWW) website offers multimedia resources and tools that can provide a framework for building the bridge...
Three public schools earn Blue Ribbon honors
Three Kentucky public schools have been designated as 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education.
The three are:
Trapp Elementary, Clark County
Rosa...
World language focus of U.S. Department of Education visit
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Tony Miller spent time in Lexington last week as part of a national tour aimed at highlighting notable school programs.
Miller...
Promise Neighborhoods grants available
The FY2012 Promise Neighborhoods Grants support cradle-to-career services designed to improve educational and developmental outcomes for students in our nation’s most distressed urban and...
Kentucky receives additional school improvement grant funding
Kentucky, 24 other states and the District of Columbia will share nearly $220 million in School Improvement Grant (SIG) funding provided by the U.S....
