Natalie McCutchen, a Hope Street Group 2013-2014 fellow and a 7th grade Math at Franklin Simpson Middle School in the Simpson County School District, shared her thoughts and experience on implementing the Kentucky Core Academic Standards (KCAS) in Education Week this week. McCutchen's column, "Standards: A View From My Classroom", appeared in Stu Silberman's regular online blog space. Silberman is the [...]
Franklin-Simpson, Pulaski County High have improved and will now help others do the same.
Jim Flynn Jim Flynn, recently selected as the president of the Kentucky Association of School Superintendents (KASS), says education is a “people business.” To that end, he hopes to use his new status to bring people together toward a common vision. “(It) is essential in our work. I am committed to the vision of preparing Kentucky students for [...]
An $8.8 million, three-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will support teachers and students in 12 school districts, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) announced today. This investment, known as an “Integration Grant,” will support the integration of several critical streams of work – measures of effective teaching, implementation of the Common Core State Standards and the [...]
The Simpson County school district was honored recently at the seventh annual Best Places to Work in Kentucky awards ceremony. For the second straight year, the school district received the recognition in the large company (250 or more employees) division. Franklin-Simpson is the first and only state school district to receive the honor. The scores are compiled through an assessment [...]
Eleven alternative education programs have been selected by the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) as Best Practice Sites in recognition of the work of educators and programs that serve at-risk students. […]