“Quality Counts” puts Kentucky 19th in student achievement
On Jan. 13, Education Week released its 2011 “Quality Counts” report, offering highly respected grades of states on multiple aspects of education conditions, policies and results. This year’s edition...
View ArticleKentucky leaps 20 spots in national education ranking
Kentucky’s ranking in an annual grading of all states on key education indicators rose dramatically this year, placing the state 14th in the nation for its work on academic standards, the teaching...
View ArticleLeadership forum in Indiana, New York
Road Maps to Common Core Success, an Education Week Leadership Forum, will be held in Indianapolis on March 11, 2013, and in White Plains, N.Y. on March 21, 2013. At this day-long event, participants...
View ArticleKentucky breaks into Top 10 in national education ranking
Kentucky’s ranking in an annual assessment of all states on key education indicators rose four places, making it 10th in the nation for its efforts to improve teaching, raise student achievement and...
View ArticleKentucky fares very well in “Diploma Count” Report
Education Week’s 2013 “Diploma Counts” report shows the Kentucky graduation rate is among the most improved in the nation. The rate moved from 63.7 percent for the class of 2000 to 77.2 percent for the...
View ArticleKentucky holds steady in national education report
Education Commissioner Terry Holliday praised Kentucky teachers, administrators, parents, students, business and community members recently following the release of an annual assessment of all states...
View ArticleBlending mathematics instruction for elementary grades
Education Week and Dreambox are sponsoring a free webinar Feb. 13, 2014, from 1 to 2 p.m. ET, based on the idea of blended learning-combining digital curricula and tools with face-to-face...
View ArticleWebinar set on ELA standards
An Education Week webinar aimed at helping teachers meet the new English/Language Arts standards will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. on Oct. 8. Webinar topics will include: Increasing the quantity of writing...
View ArticleWebinar promises new approaches to testing
The assessment field in K-12 education is in a period of transition — sparked by widespread dissatisfaction with conventional testing formats, changes in technology and developments in the learning...
View ArticleEducation Week seeks to profile exceptional leaders
Education Week is seeking input for its annual Leaders to Learn From report, which profiles some of the most exceptional leaders working in school districts. If you know a district leader whose...
View ArticleKentucky recognized for internet access
Kentucky was recognized for its commitment to provide high-speed internet access to all students in the Commonwealth in Education Week’s annual Technology Counts edition.
View ArticleEdWeek report examines social-emotional learning during closure period
Education Week has published a special report that explores the challenges and opportunities to teaching social-emotional learning (SEL) when school buildings are open and tactics for keeping up the...
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