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July 29, 2021Uncategorizedby

Student Engagement: Starting a Dialogue Around Effective Instruction with Students and Colleagues

The 2020-2021 school year highlighted many of the inequities that have existed for far too long for our students; but it also forced many of us educators to get outside of our comfort zones, learn new material and new ways of teaching in order to connect with our students, and engage them with meaningful instruction. As we emerge from this pandemic Kentuckians have been given a unique opportunity to reset how we do business. We have been given a once in a generation moment to redefine “normal.”
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July 9, 2021Uncategorizedby

What the American Rescue Plan means for child care in Kentucky

Over $763 million have been awarded to the Kentucky Division of Child Care from the federal American Rescue Plan passed by the U.S. Congress in early 2021. These funds will allow more Kentucky parents to join, remain in, and fully contribute to our workforce, support local economies, and provide more children with the early care and education so crucial to their physical and intellectual development.
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June 3, 2021Uncategorizedby

Prichard Committee educating Kentuckians about how the American Rescue Plan will benefit K-12 students

June 3, 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor More Information Contact:Jessica Fletcher, Senior Director, Communications & External Affairs(cell) 859-539-0511jessica.fletcher@prichardcommittee.orgLEXINGTON, KY – The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence is leading a campaign to inform Kentuckians about how the American Rescue Plan will benefit Kentucky’s students and help them recover …
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May 13, 2021Uncategorizedby

Through visits and local meetings, first steps taken to create early childhood education ecosystem in Daviess County

A common phrase is that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.  It is a phrase that is often repeated in the early childhood education community as parents and educators grapple with the blank slate of possibilities that young children represent for themselves, their families, and their community. Our youngest children are all too eager to take their first steps on to life’s great stage.
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May 6, 2021Uncategorizedby

National Board Certification keeps teachers student-centered, focused and effective

The first time I read the National Board’s seminal text, What Teachers Should Know and Be Able to Do, I felt seen, heard and valued. The text was written by teachers and for teachers. It makes it clear that our work as teachers and learners is difficult. Not in the way that parents post on social media that teachers should be paid a million dollars after trying to manage virtual school. Or in the way that makes teachers sound like super-human beings. We don’t have super powers. We work. The National Board made my work more focused and effective.
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April 23, 2021Uncategorizedby

Summer Learning Programs Can Help Children Make Up Lost Ground

With hopeful signs that the pandemic’s grip is loosening, we can start to focus on recovery and we have a lot of catching up to do. That’s especially the case with schoolchildren. Despite the heroic efforts of educators across the Commonwealth, many students lost ground over the past year. Far too many are struggling with lost instruction time, social isolation, hunger and mental health challenges. Now more than ever, we need to deliver innovative solutions that will accelerate students’ learning and recovery.
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March 31, 2021edby

Kentucky General Assembly makes gains on Big Bold Ask in 2021 session

The General Assembly completed the 2021 legislative session last night having spent the final two days considering vetoes by the Governor and negotiating a plan for the over $2 billion Kentucky is to receive in American Rescue Plan stimulus funds. The passage of House Bill 192, the revised state budget, was the key focus this session.
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March 31, 2021Uncategorizedby

Prichard Committee: Survey shows COVID’s toll on the mental health of college students

March 31, 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor More Information Contact:Jessica Fletcher, Senior Director, Communications & External Affairs(cell) 859-539-0511jessica.fletcher@prichardcommittee.orgIn a survey to nearly 1,000 Kentucky college students, 74 percent say they have felt an increase of mental or emotional exhaustion due to COVID-19. Released on Wednesday, March 31 …
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March 24, 2021Uncategorizedby

WKU Public Relations students create campaign to promote free mental health services

By AARON MUDD | Courtesy of the Bowling Green Daily News The coronavirus put a new spotlight on Western Kentucky University’s Counseling Center, but its services and staff will likely be vital long after the pandemic’s eventual conclusion. That’s the message of the “Welcome in, …
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March 20, 2021edby

Founding Champion for Education Improvement Encouraged Us to the End

Al Smith, a founding member of the Prichard Committee, died on Friday, March 19, at his home in Florida after suffering renal failure. He was 94. Smith was appointed in 1980 as an original member of the Committee on Higher Education in Kentucky’s Future. After issuing its report the following year and seeking change, the group recast itself in 1983 as the Prichard Committee, a non-profit citizens group focused on K-12 improvements.
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