The Kentucky Department of Education provides such a public service through its Kentucky Education Facts page, where you can learn that we have 9,822 school buses (thank you bus drivers), 5,639 parents serving on school councils (thank you parent leaders), and 811 Family Resource/Youth Service Centers (thank you to FRYSC staff).
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The 2019 Prichard Committee Education Poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy, Inc....
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A recent article by Will Wright in the Lexington Herald-Leader highlighted the critical need for child care and, in particular, lack of access in Eastern Kentucky. The imperative to increase access and to invest in our youngest children was crystallized in a blog post and op-ed by Cindy McGaha and Andrea Woodward – both professors at Berea College. We could not agree more.
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At a time when we need more students succeeding in postsecondary, affordability trends are not promising.
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Investments in the early years of education, including kindergarten through 3rd grade, build the foundation...
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Assessing student success typically entails a focus on standardized test scores and academic performance.
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Kentucky’s young children and their families benefit from high-quality early learning that keeps each and every child...
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MARCH 2019 \ PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in BOYLE COUNTY
Time for reading instruction and book-related student discussions literally come first at Perryville Elementary, yielding results that make the rural school one of Kentucky's top performers and a leader in a district where reading skills are prized.
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Kentucky’s new School Report Cards are here! The new format for annual data on our schools has a friendlier layout and some important innovations, so I’m going to share what I saw in my first tour of the site.
When you arrive at the main landing page, you can choose any public school or district: my notes are based on looking at Toliver Elementary and Danville High School. Once you choose, you can scroll down and start seeing the news.
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The new format for annual data on our schools has a friendlier layout and some important innovations, so I’m going to...
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