Districts of Distinction recognized
The Kentucky Board of Education and the Kentucky Department of Education recognized five school districts as Districts of Distinction at the board’s meeting Feb. 3.
‘Excellence happening’ at state’s leading alternative programs
The state’s top alternative programs are doing all they can to help students graduate college- and career-ready and to change the perception of alternative programs.
Ten alternative education programs selected Best Practice Sites
Ten alternative education programs have been selected as Best Practice Sites in an effort designed to recognize the work of educators and programs that serve at-risk students. The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) began the project in 2009 to highlight exemplary practices in A5 and A6 programs in public school districts. A5 programs are school district-operated and -housed instructional programs [...]
New safe sidewalk projects completed in Murray
Gov. Steve Beshear recently joined community leaders and students at Calloway County Middle School to celebrate the completion of two new safety sidewalk projects. Murray received a combined $339,000 in investment for the projects, aimed at improving pedestrian and bicycle access for local students. “These projects have afforded students the opportunity to walk or bike to school without compromising their [...]
FRYSC business: Program has helped students, families and teachers for two decades
Family Resource and Youth Services Centers increasingly support instruction through tutoring and mentoring programs.
Eleven alternative programs selected as best practice sites
Eleven alternative education programs have been selected by the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) as Best Practice Sites in recognition of the work of educators and programs that serve at-risk students. […]