We Need To Start with WHO and WHY
Have you ever participated in an initiative to transform an education system or school that wasn’t successful?
The Imperfect Classroom: Balancing Consistency and Compassion
Every successful team needs that one person who they can always count on; the person that, no matter how bumpy the road may get, they will see it through; the person who will keep calm through chaos. At Ballyshannon Middle School in Boone County, that person is Maegan Tepe.
Kentucky Interim Education Commissioner Robin Fields Kinney’s statement on SB 192 and HB 499
I am thankful to Sen. David Givens for sponsoring Senate Bill 192 and Rep. Bobby McCool for sponsoring House Bill 499, both of which were filed late last week. These identical bills build upon the Kentucky General Assembly’s historic investment of state funds for local career and technical education (CTE) programs in the 2022 budget session.
KBE’s Kevin C. Brown Award presented to Hopkins County School District
The Hopkins County school district was named the winner of the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE’s) 2023 Kevin C. Brown Strategic Priority Award at its Feb. 7 regular meeting.
KDE’s role in the General Assembly’s 2024 regular session
For those of us who work in state government, you will hear us talk about the first few months of a new year being a busy time due to the General Assembly being in session. This year is what is known as a long session, where the legislators will create the next two-year budget.
Kentucky Numeracy Counts Act discussed in House Education Committee
The Kentucky Department of Education Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray testified during the House Education Committee on Jan. 23 in support of House Bill 162, the Kentucky Numeracy Counts Act, which would provide additional supports in mathematics beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.
2024 Kentucky Teacher of the Year: Prioritize teacher pay, early childhood education
As the 2024 Kentucky Teacher of the Year, I have been gifted the incredible honor and opportunity to represent teachers across the Commonwealth – their brilliance, their passion, their dedication.
Menifee Central earns Family Friendly Schools recertification
The tools and resources provided by the Family Friendly Schools initiative offer ideas that can be implemented as part of our continuous improvement efforts.
Arts as education: embracing aesthetic teaching and learning
The inclusion and promotion of arts in education is so powerful because all education exists in a sociocultural context.
Teacher shortages are still a critical issue in Kentucky’s public schools
I know we all tend to tune out challenging news, especially when it does not improve much from year to year, but we need continue to focus on the importance of recruiting – and retaining – high-quality educators.