Free online ambassador training program for students
The World Literacy Foundation (WLF) is offering a remote Ambassador Program that encourages students to acquire literacy and reading skills needed to succeed in school and beyond.
NAEP: Kentucky stalls on progress in 4th- and 8th-grade math; shows declines in reading
According to National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores released Oct. 30, Kentucky schools have failed to make progress in the critical areas of 4th- and 8th-grade reading and mathematics for a decade.
Commissioner seeking feedback on reading and math basic competency graduation requirement
The Kentucky Department of Education is seeking public feedback on reading and math basic competency requirements for the state’s new minimum high school graduation requirements, per Senate Bill 175 (2019).
Improving reading through attention to detail
A research project has increased student proficiency in some west Kentucky elementary schools by focusing on what they need within each school and within small groups of students.
Kentucky Department of Education launches summer reading initiative
Children will be given free books at several lunch programs being held across the state this summer as a part of the Kentucky Department of Education’s summer reading and math initiative, Stride, Don’t Slide!
Feedback sought on assessment blueprints for reading/writing, math and social studies
The Kentucky Department of Education is seeking feedback on draft assessment blueprints for reading/writing, mathematics and social studies.
The imperative of achievement gap closure in Kentucky
One of the most notable of the education challenges we continue to face are socioeconomic and racial achievement gaps. Even with the progress we have made in recent decades with increases in achievement overall, we have made very little progress with closing such gaps.
Reading, math field test at grade 10 scheduled for spring
Grade 10 students will take a field test in reading and mathematics in spring 2019.
Holding education to a higher standard
There are a few things that I consider non-negotiable when talking about education in Kentucky.
Teachers of the Year find power in music
NyRee Clayton-Taylor was named the 2018 the Elementary School Teacher of the Year and Tiffany Marsh was named the High School Teacher of the Year.