Lexington teen recognized with youth poet laureate title, the city’s first
Olaoluwakiitan (Kiitan) Adedeji’s was honored as Lexington's first youth poet laureate during a ceremony at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning in December.
A year after two devastating natural disasters, ‘hearts are broken’ in eastern and western Kentucky school communities, but ‘spirits are resilient’
Tornadoes in western Kentucky caused mass destruction in December 2021, then just seven months later, catastrophic flooding roared through eastern Kentucky in July 2022.
Jobs for America’s Graduates Kentucky prepares students for professional success
JAG KY's mission relates directly to its name: preparing Kentucky's high school graduates with the skills to thrive in a modern professional environment.
Kentucky teacher earns new perks with NBCT designation
Stephanie Roederer became a teacher 15 years ago and started working at Olmsted Academy South, an all-girls middle school in Jefferson County Public Schools, as an English language arts teacher 11 years ago.
School bus drivers: The link between communities and schools
The biggest responsibility for drivers: being the first person from the school district students talk to each day. It’s a role they don’t take lightly.
Kentucky school resource officers build relationships while ensuring safety
School resources officers (SROs) across Kentucky play a critical role in keeping schools and students safe. But their role is a unique and dynamic one, of law enforcement and security while building relationships with the students they help protect.
‘We’re all in’: How schools across Kentucky are using project-based learning to transform classroom experiences
Thanks to $7 million in financial support from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, the Kentucky Department of Education has a multi-year partnership with PBLWorks to scale high-quality PBL to one-third of Kentucky’s public schools by 2024.
New Perry County superintendent, veteran school administrator, relying on “family atmosphere” to help move district forward
Perry County Schools is under new leadership. Kent Campbell, who grew up and attended school in the community, started serving as the district's new superintendent at the beginning of the year.
The power of role-playing games for deeper learning experiences
Three Kentucky educators are using role-playing games, like Dungeons & Dragons, to enrich student learning experiences.
Bowling Green Independent Schools meets refugee, migrant families where they are with Teranga Academy
Teranga Academy (Bowling Green Independent Schools) is designed to support teens and their families who are new to the United States and to American schools. The academy is open to Bowling Green Junior High and Bowling Green High School students who have been in the United States for three years or less, are multilingual and have had their formal education interrupted.