Taking on the process of building better graduates
The Kentucky Department of Education is gathering feedback about possible changes to high school graduation requirements.
FFA members attacking hunger one community at a time
With 1 in 6 Kentuckians identified as food insecure, FFA members and chapters from across the Commonwealth are doing their part to eliminate hunger in a variety of ways.
KDE expands regional visual and performing arts specialists
The Kentucky Department of Education has expanded its cohort of regional visual and performing arts specialists for the 2017-18 school year.
Fair time
The Kentucky State Fair comes to Louisville every year, but there always seems to be something new and surprising to find as a photographer when I go there.
Meeting the mental and emotional needs of children
While we – as educators and parents – often talk about academic achievement, it’s not the only concern I have as Kentucky's commissioner of education. We need to begin talking more often about the social and emotional health of our students
Testing the waters
Teachers went wading recently through Caney Fork Creek as part of a water quality testing workshop, overseen by Tabitha Owens, an environmental education specialist with the Kentucky Environmental Education Council.
Keeping students with discipline problems in the classroom
A Pulaski County middle school teacher found a way to decrease referrals and increase student learning.
Gov. Bevin makes appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions
Gov. Matt Bevin made several appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions.
Pulaski teacher named Kentucky’s FBLA Adviser of the Year
James Murray, a business teacher at Pulaski County High School, has been named the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Kentucky Adviser of the Year. Murray was recognized at the FBLA State Leadership Conference April 17-19 in Louisville. He will compete against other state winners for the National Adviser of the Year award at the National Leadership Conference, scheduled for [...]
Semifinalists named for 2018 Kentucky Teacher of the Year
Nine outstanding teachers from across the state – three elementary, three middle and three high school teachers – are semifinalists for the 2018 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Award, the Kentucky Department of Education and ValvolineTM announced.