Education Commissioner Terry Holliday Over the past few weeks, several reports have spurred me to consider the outlook for our most recent graduating class of Kentucky students. Readers should consider how they would feel if they had a child or relative in the Class of 2010 who recently graduated from a Kentucky high school. […]
Education Commissioner Terry Holliday During the regular session of the 2010 General Assembly, the school calendar issue was once again a major item for discussion. Due to the H1N1 virus, snow days, flood days and many other “disaster” impacts, superintendents once again were faced with difficult decisions about canceling school and scheduling makeup days. The current two-year budget [...]
Education Commissioner Terry Holliday A new school year is beginning for Kentucky teachers and students. Here at the Department of Education, we’ve kept busy watching a special legislative session to pass a new two-year budget, submitting the state’s application for Phase 2 of Race to the Top and preparing for this transitional year before changes are implemented as [...]