Charlotte Buskill, a 3rd-grade teacher at Newton Parrish Elementary School (Owensboro Independent), was celebrated on Nov. 10 as the latest Kentucky educator to receive the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award.
Becoming the superintendent of Clinton County Schools meant Paula Little would be able to give back to the place she’s called home her whole life.
The Kentucky Innovative Learning Network (KY ILN) announced the selection of 11 educators for its 2022-2023 Innovative Teacher Cohort on Oct. 17. Teachers were selected from a pool of applicants from across the state that are a part of the 43 KY ILN member districts.
Every day of the past 18 years has looked different for Laura Rhodes. One minute she might be helping a student who fell at the playground. In the next minute, she might be helping a student with their insulin pump.
Superintendents of the July flood-impacted districts in eastern Kentucky informed Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) leadership at an Oct. 11 meeting that their districts are turning their recovery efforts toward helping families and students during the holiday season.
The Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) approved two Option 9 programs at its Oct. 10 meeting.
Bill Bates began the role of the Kentucky Department of Education’s exceptional child education consultant for career and technical education (CTE) on July 15. For Bates, a fourth-generation teacher, the position is a dream come true.
After devastating floods delayed the start of the school year for many eastern Kentucky students, all 171 school districts are back in class as of this week, Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) staff shared with superintendents of flood-impacted districts during a Sept. 22 meeting.
School district building plans are being negatively impacted by rising construction costs , Kentucky Department of education staff told the Superintendents Advisory Council (SAC) during its Sept. 21 meeting.
Mandy Perez, a 6th-grade English and language arts teacher at Crittenden County Middle School, reacts in surprise as she is named the 2023 Kentucky Teacher of the Year at an in-person ceremony on Sept. 20 at the Kentucky State Capitol Rotunda. She also was named the Kentucky Middle School Teacher of the Year.Photo by Jacob Perkins, Sept. 20, 2022 [...]