Commissioner Lewis talks recruiting and retaining teachers with the TAC
The Teachers Advisory Council met to discuss the resources available on KyStandards.org. Education Commissioner Wayne Lewis also spoke to the TAC in a question-and-answer forum.
Recent Knox Central graduate making a career out of YouTube
Despite operating a YouTube channel with more than 1 million subscribers, Kendall Gray prioritized academics.
SCAAC discusses Kentucky’s accountability system, new standards
Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year and every three years thereafter, KDE will identify a school for ATSI if the school has been identified for TSI and has at least one subgroup that performs in the lowest 5% of all schools.
FFA State Convention Expo draws more than 2,300
Students competed in various competitions at the 90th Kentucky State FFA Convention, but it was the experiences and skills they learned along the way that they will take with them into college and the workforce.
Lexington native is taking her engineering expertise to Harvard
Rachel Seevers, a 2019 graduate of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Fayette County), embraces being a role model for the future women engineers of Kentucky.
Erasing the stigma of incarceration
KRUSH is a weekly support group for students that are coping with family members or guardians that are or have been incarcerated.
2020 Kentucky Teacher of the Year passes on her passion for reading
Erin Ball was named the 2020 Kentucky Middle School Teacher of the Year and the 2020 Kentucky Teacher of the Year.
Future business leaders shine at 2019 Lt. Governor’s Entrepreneurship Challenge
Northern Kentucky University hosted the 2019 Lieutenant Governor's Entrepreneurship Challenge on April 12. Students from throughout the state gathered to present their projects and ideas to various business professionals.
Social studies standards approved by regulation subcommittee
The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee approved new social studies standards during its May 14 meeting at the Capitol Annex in Frankfort and will tentatively go into law July 5.
Embassy of Spain names Maxwell Elementary the 2018-2019 School of the Year
Students at Maxwell Elementary, Kentucky’s oldest immersion program, learn global competency along with their regular classes.