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Program Review clarification

The Unbridled Learning accountability model is organized around the Kentucky Board of Education’s four strategic priorities: Next-Generation Learners, Next-Generation Instructional Programs and Support, Next-Generation Professionals and Next-Generation Schools/ Districts. The recent first release of data from the Unbridled Learning model included only the Next-Generation Learners component (Achievement [Proficiency], Gap, Growth, Readiness for College/Career and Graduation Rate). In the fall of [...]

By |2012-11-14T08:47:13-05:00November 15, 2012|

Recognition of the top 10 districts and most improved districts

Education Commissioner Terry Holliday’s recent blog entry focuses on the improvement that occurred in our college and career readiness (CCR) rates and recognizes the top 10 districts for CCR as well as the top 10 most improved districts. Congratulations to these districts for this achievement. The commissioner’s blog can be found at the following link: http://kyedcommissioner.blogspot.com/.

By |2012-11-14T08:45:31-05:00November 15, 2012|

Financial Literacy Certification Program

Teachers looking for new resources to support personal finance instruction in their schools can take advantage of W!SE Financial Literacy Certification Program. Offered in 30 states, this program provides instructional resources and the opportunity for high school students to become certified financially literate. Participating schools receive: teacher’s guide – a detailed curriculum outline, mapped to state and national standards directory [...]

By |2012-11-14T08:52:57-05:00November 15, 2012|

Museum Row on Main: Teacher Appreciation Weekend

In celebration of American Education Week, the Frazier History Museum is teaming up with other attractions in downtown Louisville’s Museum Row district to honor educators. All teachers receive free admission for themselves and one guest at the following locations on Nov. 17 and 18: Frazier History Museum, Kentucky Science Center, KentuckyShow!, Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory and Muhammad Ali Center. [...]

By |2012-11-14T08:56:22-05:00November 15, 2012|

KHS artifact featured in Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’

A pocket watch that once belonged to Abraham Lincoln, now in the Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) collections, is featured in Steven Spielberg’s newest film. Lincoln opens nationwide Friday, Nov. 16. KHS was contacted in May by Ben Burtt, an Academy Award-winning sound designer working on the film. The sound team was dedicated to incorporating as many historically accurate sounds as [...]

By |2020-11-10T15:23:09-05:00November 15, 2012|

CSH and Alliance for a Healthier Generation: Recognition of Districts

The Kentucky Department of Education’s Coordinated School Health team congratulates representatives from three school districts for their recent achievement with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. Individual school representatives from Fayette, Madison and Wayne county school districts were recognized on Oct. 20-22, in Little Rock, Ark. The Alliance for a Healthier Generation held its annual Healthy Schools Program Forum to [...]

By |2012-11-08T12:10:24-05:00November 8, 2012|

Leadership forum in Indiana, New York

Road Maps to Common Core Success, an Education Week Leadership Forum, will be held in Indianapolis on March 11, 2013, and in White Plains, N.Y. on March 21, 2013. At this day-long event, participants will hear from state and district leaders, education experts and other colleagues on their Common Core implementations, and discover and share new ideas on curricula, teacher [...]

By |2012-11-08T11:52:15-05:00November 8, 2012|

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) publishes Kentucky Teacher to communicate directly with the state’s 40,000 public school teachers. The stories of this award-winning publication include news, perspectives, and practical, workable ideas for guiding students to higher levels of achievement.

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