Read to Succeed Act brings Cohort 3 of LETRS Professional Learning to educators through the Kentucky Reading Academies
A child’s ability to read is a critical predictor of both educational and lifelong success. Students must have every opportunity to gain and strengthen this skill, and teachers must be equipped and empowered in the teaching of reading to best support their students.
KDE’s summer learning initiative to provide free books, resources in 29 districts
Twenty-nine districts will be participating in this year’s Summer Boost: Reading and Mathematics Program, a partnership between the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), the Summer Food Service Program and the Children’s Reading Foundation.
Kentucky United We Learn Council elects new vice chair, discusses next steps in the development of a meaningful accountability system
Members of the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Kentucky United We Learn Council elected a new vice chair and discussed the next steps in the development of prototypes for a new accountability system during their spring convening on April 25-26.
Appreciating teachers is a full-year commitment
The first full week of May means Teacher Appreciation Week; a week dedicated to honoring our educators and the major role they play in the lives of our children. National Teacher Day on May 7 is an opportunity for us to lift teachers up and commend them for the hard work and sacrifices they make to ensure the next generation is well-educated.
The Imperfect Classroom: Start with Where
Nikki Johnson is a 2nd-grade teacher at Porter Elementary in Johnson County. Read more about how she makes every one of her students feel at home in her classroom.
The Imperfect Classroom: Boogeyman, Old School, or Brilliant?
The Imperfect Classroom is all about finding teachers who do incredible things in their classrooms and create spaces where kids just want to be.
Interdisciplinary Literacy Practices video series now available
How can educators of all grades and content areas engage students in meaningful, relevant reading and writing?
GEAR UP Kentucky honors students, outstanding educators of the year
GEAR UP Kentucky recognized its students and outstanding educators of the year during the GEAR UP Kentucky Institute for a College-Going Culture hosted at the Clarion Hotel Conference Center in Lexington on April 15.