Two hundred more Kentucky teachers have achieved National Board Certification, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) has announced, bring the state closer to its legislative goal of having at least one National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) in every public school. With 3,181 NBCTs overall, Kentucky ranks ninth in the nation, and only five states have more new NBCTs [...]
Will Wells Will Wells, who began his third year as superintendent of the Oldham County school district this fall, oversees more than 12,000 students in 16 schools along with a preschool, arts center and career-focused education center. The career center is home to one of the district’s most exciting initiatives, the new OCS Engineering Academy, which launched in [...]
I have a good time at the Kentucky State Fair. That’s no secret. And while I love a doughnut cheeseburger, I think the thing I like the most is watching everyone else have a good time.
Teachers and students will benefit from gaining deeper understanding of science content.
Ashley Webb, a family and consumer sciences teacher at South Oldham High School (Oldham County) recently was honored with the New Professional Award from the National Association Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences (NATFCS). The annual winner is selected from a pool of candidates who have five years of teaching experience or less. Webb teaches Life Skills and Advanced Foods [...]
Ten Kentucky schools were recognized for the working conditions, safety and student achievement in their buildings at the 17th Annual Safe Schools, Successful Students Conference in Louisville this week.
Mathematics, science teachers celebrated on a presidential level.