‘For All Kids’ report shows Kentucky’s high school graduation rate now among highest in nation
Special to NKyTribune Johns Hopkins University’s Everyone Graduates Center issued a report earlier this year showing that the nation has…
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Prichard Committee’s tireless advocate for parent leadership, Bev Raimondo, dies of cancer
Beverly Raimondo, a 22-year member of the Prichard Committee leadership team who created the popular and long-running Governor’s Commonwealth Institute…
Prichard Committee releases guide to help promote success of postsecondary education in Kentucky
Providing a framework for a productive discussion on the future of postsecondary education in Kentucky is the goal of a…
Ten civic, education leaders named to Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence advocacy group
Leaders in education, business and civic causes were among the 10 new members named recently to the Prichard Committee for…
Prichard Committee emphasizes closing performance gap, increasing academic achievement at fall meeting
Increasing the academic achievement of all students and closing the performance gaps that persist between student groups was the focus…
Prichard Committee issues statement on latest national assessment of Kentucky’s schools
The latest results from the National Assessment for Educational Progress, released Wednesday, show Kentucky’s students performing above national averages in…
Prichard Committee special report shows schools are expanding literacy beyond English class
Special to NKyTribune Kentucky’s new English, math and science standards support each other by connecting knowledge and skills across subjects;…
New data on ACT college-entrance exam shows more Kentucky students prepared for college
More Kentucky public high school graduates are meeting the state’s college-readiness benchmarks on the ACT college-entrance exam, according to data…
Falmouth resident, education leader and children’s advocate, named head of Prichard Committee
An education policy leader and long-time advocate for Kentucky’s children has been named executive director of the Prichard Committee for…
Governor, Toyota, United Way announce expansion of early childhood academies to 36 more schools
Governor Steve Beshear, Toyota and United Way today announced the expansion of innovative early childhood academies to 36 more schools…
The Student Voice Team: Hard lesson learned when good legislation is victim of unrelated amendments
Over the last few months, the Prichard Committee Student Voice Team has employed every civic tool at our disposal to…