In a move to help produce the skilled workforce businesses require today and in the future, Governor Steve Beshear signed an executive order Tuesday that will overhaul the state’s career and technical education (CTE) system. The order unites the state’s two CTE systems under the guidance of Kentucky’s Department of Education. The goal is to create a unified, more [...]
Overall results from the 2012 administration of the ACT to Kentucky’s public school juniors and public school graduates show improvements in all subject areas.
Educators from Kentucky and Uruguay find their cultures and professions have some similarities and many differences.
Teachers to get training in de-escalation techniques under new policy.
Recently I was asked to be a part of a discussion panel on teacher leadership, and in an attempt to prepare for the panel, I’ve spent this past week reflecting on the idea of leadership itself. I used to think of leadership as a solitary act – that some stand-out individual must somehow transcend the crowd in [...]
The Kentucky public high school graduation rate for the 2010-11 school year improved slightly over the rate for the previous year.
Teachers did research at UofL and UK this summer to take real-world experience back to the classroom.
The Kentucky Press Association (KPA) is offering its annual book giveaway this fall. KPA encourages teachers, principals and librarians to contact their local newspaper publishers and ask if they are participating in the 2012 KPA Literacy Project and ask how their schools can join. This year’s story, Unleashed, is written by Kentucky author Leigh Anne Florence and illustrated by Chris [...]
Using primary sources and visiting historic sites are excellent ways to teach history, teachers say.
Designing games makes students apply what they learn, experts say.