Breakfast week spirit contest winners announced
Three Kentucky school districts were recognized recently for their participation in a Spirit Contest hosted by the Kentucky Department of Education’s Division of School and Community Nutrition (SCN) to...
View ArticleStudents continue learning even when schools are out
Program allows districts to make up missed days due to harsh weather.
View ArticleLearning won’t stop when the snow piles up
Thirteen school districts are creating programs for snowbound students.
View ArticleHigh schools in Breathitt, Owsley honored by CFES
Two Kentucky high schools are among the 33 named as Schools of Distinction by College for Every Student (CFES). Breathitt County and Owsley County high schools received the award, which recognizes...
View ArticleFrom high poverty to the globe, via world languages
Harlan County's Emmanuel B. Anama-Green Jr. dares his students to dream big.
View ArticleKBE approves legislative agenda
During its Dec. 5 regular meeting in Frankfort, the Kentucky Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt the department’s legislative agenda as its own.
View ArticleKDE to recommend waivers delaying charter school authorization training
Interim Kentucky Education Commissioner Kevin C. Brown told the Local Superintendents Advisory Council at its Jan. 28 meeting of his intention to make two recommendations to the Kentucky Board of...
View ArticleKBE votes to allow school boards to postpone charter school training
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) voted at its regular meeting Feb. 4 to grant waivers to school boards wishing to hold off on 12 hours of charter school authorizer training until they receive a...
View ArticleCommunication, cooperation key in managing COVID-19, Kentucky school and...
Three superintendents from around Kentucky and the leaders of their local health departments compared COVID-19 experiences during the Oct. 13 Special Superintendents’ Webcast. All agreed that close...
View ArticleLSAC tables Kentucky accountability discussion, schedules special meeting
Members of the Local Superintendents Advisory Council heard from Kentucky Department of Education staff about recommended changes to Kentucky’s accountability system.
View ArticleLSAC approves recommended changes to Kentucky’s accountability system,...
During a Jan. 26 virtual meeting, members of the Local Superintendents Advisory Council voted to recommend that the Kentucky Board of Education approve changes to state’s accountability system to align...
View ArticleLSAC hears from KHSAA, KDE officials and welcomes two new members
The Local Superintendents Advisory Council approved a recommendation to the Kentucky Board of Education to accept the Kentucky High School Athletic Association’s amendments to 702 KAR 7:065,...
View ArticleBuilding it Forward: Tiny House Project gives eastern Kentucky students...
Six years ago, former Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC) Associate Director Dessie Bowling had an idea for a sustainable program that would give area technology center (ATC) students an...
View ArticleVeteran educator and administrator is new superintendent of Owsley County...
James “Gary” Cornett, a veteran district and school administrator with the Owsley County Schools, now leads the district as its superintendent.
View ArticleChallenger Learning Center of Kentucky expands and upgrades to further STEAM...
Now in its 23rd year, the Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky has a longstanding history of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) education.
View ArticleThe Imperfect Classroom: Find a Way
Julia Bishop is a 5th-grade reading teacher at Owsley Elementary. She has only been in her current role for the last three years; prior to this, she was a special education teacher in a neighboring...
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