2017 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts awards announced
The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars selected 20 students from YoungArts finalists as recipients of the 2017 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts award.
2017 TELL Kentucky survey sets record; results due next month
Stephanie Winkler, president of the Kentucky Education Association, draws the final TELL Survey winner with Commissioner of Education Stephen Pruitt. Nearly 91 percent of educators completed the working conditions survey this year.Photo by Bobby Ellis, April 3, 2017 (FRANKFORT, Ky.) – Kentucky educators have set a new record with their response to the 2017 Teaching, Empowering, Leading and [...]
Three-quarters of educators complete TELL Kentucky Survey
By the third week of the TELL Survey, more than three-quarters of Kentucky’s school-based educators had completed the survey of school working conditions. The survey, which is now in its fourth week, runs through Friday.
More than half of educators complete TELL Kentucky Survey
More than half of Kentucky’s school-based educators have taken part in the TELL (Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning) Survey of school working conditions in just the first two weeks of the survey.
Schedule the VSA Student Traveling Exhibition now
The 2017 VSA Kentucky Student Traveling Exhibition, “A Matter of Perspective” – which showcases original artwork created by K-12 students with disabilities from schools throughout Kentucky – is now traveling to schools and other community venues throughout the Commonwealth.
Superintendent Spotlight: Keith Look, Danville Independent
Keith Look In a district where two out of three children qualify for free or reduced-priced lunch and 15 percent of learners have disabilities, all student success matters. “All means all,” the new motto that began with the arrival of Superintendent Keith Look in the fall of 2014, represents just that. What sets Danville Independent apart is [...]
Danville teacher uses his voice to call for more speech education
Steve Meadows teaches at a school where speech is a curriculum requirement, and he says being able to speak effectively gives students an advantage both in school and beyond.
KSD opens doors, career pathways for more students
A new program at Kentucky School for the Deaf is opening career pathways for students from nearby Burgin and Danville high schools, as well as its own students.
Menifee County Schools go under state management
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) has approved Education Commissioner Terry Holliday’s recommendation to put the Menifee County school district under state management. “I do not make a recommendation for state management lightly,” Commissioner Holliday said. “However, it is absolutely critical and necessary in order to meet the education needs of the children in Menifee County.” […]
Learning fun and games in Danville Independent
Collaboration between University of Kentucky and Danville Independent is teaching students to design, use games to learn.
