October 8, 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWestern Kentucky University and the Training and Technical Assistance Services Department (T/TAS) in Bowling Green KY., are proud to partner with Appalachian Early Childhood Network (AECN) to support in-home family child care providers of young children in the Eastern Mountain and …
Read more
October 4, 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, through its Kentucky Collaborative for Families and Schools, has selected 58 Kentucky schools to participate in a peer learning group to …
Read more
Sept. 29, 2021 LEXINGTON, KY – Following the statewide release of Kentucky’s 2020-21 K-12 assessment data, the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence is calling on all communities, families, and policymakers to unite with school and district leaders for an “all hands on deck” approach to …
Read more
A 2020 call by a statewide group of teachers urged school leaders to prepare more of their peers to design school improvements led to focused training in one Kentucky district. The Daviess County school district saw the document as a vehicle to inform and support teacher-led solutions.
Read more
Sept. 10, 2021(LEXINGTON, KY) – Kentucky community and business leaders are among the 19 new members named to the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence during its annual business meeting Thursday. The committee also elected the following new officers to its board of directors: W. Clay …
Read more
Prichard Committee Member William “Bill” Garmer passed away peacefully surrounded by family on July 30, 2021, in Lexington. Bill became a member of the Prichard Committee’s board of directors in 2011 and was serving as Secretary/Treasurer at the time of his passing. He joined the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence in 2010.
Read more
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.”
Read more
