KSVT needs students for research study
The Kentucky Student Voice Team (KSVT) is seeking input from middle and high school students about the way they experience issues related to racial and ethnic exclusion in their schools.
Crittenden County teacher earns CCSSO 2023 State Teacher of the Year honors
Mandy Perez, a 6th-grade English language arts teacher at Crittenden County Middle School and the 2023 Kentucky Teacher of the Year, has been honored as the Kentucky representative of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) 2023 State Teachers of the Year cohort.
Kentucky superintendents hear update on school illnesses, ARP ESSER fund use
School superintendents received a snapshot from the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) of how various illnesses are hitting the state’s school children this school year during the Superintendents Webcast on Dec. 13.
Kentucky Purple Star Award program looking for more schools to participate
The Kentucky Purple Star Award program recently honored 14 schools in Kentucky and is looking for more schools to join the initiative, which highlights schools that show dedication and support to students who have military connections.
Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board approves alternate licensure assessments
The Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) has expanded assessment options for educators seeking a teaching certificate. EPSB members during their Dec. 12 meeting approved a -1 standard error of measure (SEM) for the cut score for Praxis assessments. The EPSB also approved the use of the Praxis Performance Assessment for Teachers (PPAT) to meet the content and pedagogy assessment of 16 KAR 6:010.
Kentucky Board of Education hears how KDE is trying to improve student proficiency in reading, mathematics and science
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) during its Dec. 6-7 meeting heard an update on Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) initiatives aimed at increasing student reading proficiency and helping teachers with more professional learning opportunities.
Leslie County teen becomes youngest known Kentuckian elected to office
During the pandemic, Logan Sizemore began growing food in the family garden to help the community in Leslie County.
Kentucky public school graduate helps send NASA rocket to space
Shelby County Public Schools graduate Alora Mazarakis remembers telling her father she wanted to go to college at NASA when she was young.
Kentucky Local Superintendents Advisory Council approves changes to social studies standards, discusses funding in light of student illnesses
The Kentucky Local Superintendents Advisory Council approved changes to 704 KAR 8:060, the Kentucky Academic Standards for Social Studies, during its Nov. 22 meeting. The changes include incorporating a list of fundamental documents and speeches into the middle and high school standards, per the requirements of KRS 158.196.
Henderson County student prepares for future through TRACK apprenticeship program
When he started his junior year at Henderson County High School, Evan Legate wanted to make a change in his life.