
Kentucky schools Report Card Part II: Overview of state rankings, NKY ‘Distinguished’ schools
Second of two parts Top-performing public elementary and high schools earned scores in the 90s while lowest scores were in…
Second of two parts Top-performing public elementary and high schools earned scores in the 90s while lowest scores were in…
By Stephen Pruitt Special to the NKyTribune Recently many of us paused to remember one of the most terrible attacks…
By Stephen Pruitt Special to NKyTribune Achievement gaps have been around for decades. They exist in nearly every school, every…
The Kentucky Department of Education is accepting applications for the 2016-17 Commissioner’s Student Council through September 15. The Commissioner’s Student…
Through a $500,000 federal School Improvement Grant that was administered and awarded by the Kentucky Department of Education, the more…
Jim Waters The Bluegrass Institute for the NKyTribune Even as some cheer about a recent Johns Hopkins University report that…
Courage, a simple word. Nearly everyone knows how to define it. Many statements exemplify it. It takes courage to rush…
By Brad Hughes Special to NKyTribune The Kentucky Department of Education weighed in on the issue of school field trips…
Kentucky Labor Cabinet Secretary Derrick Ramsey, Education and Workforce Development Cabinet Secretary Hal Heiner and Department of Education Commissioner Stephen…
Lloyd Memorial High School will be honored in Washington, D.C. in June for the outstanding work of its Energy Team….
Two reports released Thursday from the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics (KCEWS) include feedback on recent graduates from…
The Newport Independent School District has been awarded a three-year, $300,000 federal grant to extend popular before, after and summer…
The Fort Thomas Independent school district was among those recognized recently as Districts of Distinction by the Kentucky Board of…
By Stephen L. Pruitt Special to NKyTribune It was a big week in Frankfort as the governor released his proposed…
By Brad Hughes Special to NKyTribune Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt pledged to the state’s superintendents that his agency will press…
By Brad Hughes Special to NKyTribune In what is to become an annual event for him, Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt…
Public school students in grades 10-12 are invited to apply for membership on the Next-Generation Student Council, an advisory group…
More Kentucky public high school graduates are meeting the state’s college-readiness benchmarks on the ACT college-entrance exam, according to data…
The majority of teachers and leaders evaluated in the first year of statewide implementation of Kentucky’s Professional Growth and Effectiveness…
Two national education organizations praised Kentucky for closing the gap between student performance on state tests and the National Assessment…
Boone County Superintendent Randy Poe received the 2015 F.L. Dupree Outstanding Superintendent Award from the Kentucky School Boards Association at…