Kentucky teachers address state Senate on COVID-19 impact
Four Kentucky teachers addressed the Kentucky Senate Education Committee on Jan. 7 regarding the impact of remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Americans have been learning skills to help them through the pandemic for over 75 years with FCCLA
For many, it has taken a global pandemic to remind them of the importance of basic life skills. With restaurants closed and stay-at-home mandates, a growing number of adults have turned to online tutorials, social media recipes, and family and friends to learn basic life skills.
Two Fayette County teachers are SHAPE award finalists
Two teachers for Fayette County Public Schools are among the 22 finalists nationwide for 2021 Teacher of the Year awards from the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America).
Fayette County named KMEA 2021 State Middle School Teacher of the Year
Michelle Hudson, orchestra and guitar director at Jessie Clark Middle School (Fayette County), is the Kentucky Music Educators Association (KMEA) 2021State Middle School Teacher of the Year.
Commissioner Glass meets with Kentucky teachers to solicit feedback on returning to in-person instruction
The Kentucky Department of Education’s Teachers Advisory Council provided feedback to Education Commissioner Jason E. Glass on a potential return to in-person instruction in January during its Dec. 10 virtual meeting.
Kentucky principals discuss potential early spring return to in-person instruction
Kentucky’s Commissioner of Education Jason E. Glass met virtually with the Kentucky Department of Education’s Principals Advisory Council on Dec. 8 to seek the council’s opinion on when schools throughout the Commonwealth should return to in-person instruction.
KDE’s Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council discusses return date for in-person classes
Opinions are mixed among members of the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council (SAC) on whether Kentucky schools should be allowed to resume in-person classes in January, and on who should make that decision.
Kentucky FFA members excel at National FFA Convention
Kentucky FFA was well represented at the 93rd Annual National FFA Convention, held virtually Oct. 27-29. More than 100,000 FFA members, advisers and supporters registered for the event, which also was broadcast live on RFD TV.
Donnie Piercey named 2021 Kentucky Teacher of the Year in first virtual ceremony in the program’s 20-year history
Donnie Piercey, a 5th-grade teacher at Stonewall Elementary School (Fayette County), is the 2021 Kentucky Teacher of the Year and Elementary Teacher of the Year.
Fayette County’s Donnie Piercey named 2021 Kentucky Teacher of the Year
Donnie Piercey, a 5th-grade teacher at Stonewall Elementary School (Fayette County), has been named 2021 Kentucky Teacher of the Year and Elementary Teacher of the Year. Piercey, a 38-year-old Lexington resident, is using technology to help his school stay in touch with parents and students during remote learning.