Education Week: Kentucky

Ky. same-sex couple, school at odds over prom

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Thousands of Ky. students taking new spring tests

Mon, 07 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Reading on Science, Social Studies Teachers' Agendas

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

To meet expectations of the common standards, Kentucky’s social studies and science teachers are teaching reading strategies.

Ky. Schools to Track Students' Body Mass

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0500

In a nod to the growing problem of childhood obesity, the Kentucky board of education recently approved a proposal that would require schools to calculate and record a child's body mass index, or BMI, based on weight and height.

Kentucky Ed. Dept. Proposes Innovation Foundation

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0500

It would be created to specifically fund innovative public school projects designed to help students achieve.

State of the States

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0500

Here are summaries of recent annual addresses by governors around the country.

Report Exhorts States to Put Student Data to Work

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0500

Now that all states can collect data on students' progress, it's time to make it useful, says the Data Quality Campaign.

Jefferson County, Ky., 'Fixing for Long Haul'

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:12:00 -0500

Ky. to Model Staff Development for Common-Core Standards

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:11:00 -0500

Kentucky has been chosen as a demonstration site for a new, statewide professional-development model reflecting the common standards that all but four states have adopted.

Data Driving College Preparation

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:11:00 -0500

At the forefront of collecting and sharing student data, Kentucky has seen big improvements in college-going and remediation rates.

Superintendent Turnover

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:10:00 -0400

Rural and nonrural areas of Kentucky had similar rates of superintendent turnover during a 10-year period, according to a new report.

Ky. Turnaround School Reaps Double-Digit Gains

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:10:00 -0400

A Louisville, Ky., high school boasts big gains in reading and math a year into the federal School Improvement Grant program.

Turnaround School Passes One-Year Milestone

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:06:00 -0400

A Kentucky high school takes stock after the first phase of its efforts under a federal School Improvement Grant.

Students at Turnaround School Reflect on Changes

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:06:00 -0400

Seniors at a Kentucky high school that received a federal School Improvement Grant say they’ve sensed greater energy and teacher involvement.

Turnaround High School Ratchets Up Improvement

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:02:00 -0500

The challenge for a Louisville, Ky., school is to sustain momentum gained through a federally funded school improvement program.