Parents: see resources especially for parents from CIPL.
The Glossary of Kentucky Education Terms by Cindy Heine, Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, updated September 2009.
Kentucky School Updates: A Parent/Citizen Guide by Cindy Heine, Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence. Selected chapters have been updated October 2009. Downloaded copies may be reproduced as needed.
View or download Kentucky School Updates by chapter:
- Introduction (100 KB, pdf)
- Goals for Kentucky Schools (79 KB, pdf)
- Assessment and School Accountability (312 KB, pdf)
- Early Childhood Programs (48 KB, pdf)
- Primary School (56 KB, pdf)
- Reading Programs (36 KB, pdf)
- Extended School Services (32 KB, pdf)
- High Schools (64 KB, pdf)
- Career and Technical Education (40 KB, pdf)
- Students with Special Needs (48 KB, pdf)
- Equal Opportunities in Education (36 KB, pdf)
- School-based Decision Making (32 KB, pdf)
- Family Resource/Youth Services Centers (28 KB, pdf)
- School Safety (40 KB, pdf)
- Technology and Education (64 KB, pdf)
- Professional Development (40 KB, pdf)
- Teacher Preparation and the Education Professional Standards Board (56 KB, pdf)
- School Finance (32 KB, pdf)
- Governance (36 KB, pdf)
- Alternative School Schedules and Calendars (32 KB, pdf)
- Parent Involvement (132 KB, pdf)
The 2009 Kentucky Education Fact Sheet is a compilation of commonly requested information from the state level. The document is published by the Kentucky Department of Education and provides enrollment, teacher salaries, technology information, school finance and more.
No One Left Behind? Trends in Educational Attainment and Achievement, by Amy L. Watts, from The Road Ahead: Uncertainty and Opportunity in a Changed World, Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center (2002)
Results Matter: A Decade of Difference in Kentucky's Public Schools 1990 - 2000, the Kentucky Department of Education (April 11, 2000). A 10-year report on KERA.
The Final Test by Peter Schrag; 2003; an important book that makes the case for adequate funding for education; emphasizes the Kentucky court decision and school reform. Available at your local bookstore or click here for more information.
Professional Development under KERA: Meeting the Challenge (51 KB, pdf), by G. Williamson McDiarmid, Jane L. David, Patricia J. Kannapel, Thomas B. Corcoran, and Pamelia Coe, prepared for the Partnership for Kentucky Schools and the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence. Preliminary research findings (June 1997).
Report to the Sub-committee on Tax Policy Issues (575 KB, pdf), by William F. Fox, prepared for the Committee on Appropriations and Revenue, Kentucky General Assembly (February 27, 2002).
An Agenda for Change (14.8 MB, pdf), report of the Kentucky School Boards Association's Task Force on Enriching Teaching (2001). Report and recommendations for improving teaching.
The Road to Improvement: Conference Report on Interventions in Low-Performing Schools, by Jane L. David, for the Partnership for Kentucky Schools (February 1999).
When Theory Hits Reality (218 KB, pdf), by Jane L. David and Patrick M. Shields with Daniel D. Humphrey and Viki M. Young, prepared for Pew Charitable Trusts (August 2001). Offers some of the best reflections on reforms like Kentucky's that we have seen.