Eleven selected for Inaugural Student Council
Eleven students representing school districts statewide have been selected to serve on the first Next-Generation Student Council, a new group formed by Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday. See news release for more information.
Kentucky Board of Education to Meet
The Kentucky Board of Education will meet Tuesday, January 31 and Wednesday, February 1, in the State Board Room on the first floor of the Capital Plaza Tower in Frankfort. A live Webcast of the meeting will be available here. See news release for agenda and more information.
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recognize outstanding K-12 teachers for their contributions in the classroom and to their profession. The 2012 awards honor math and science teachers working in grades K-6. Nominations may be submitted at http://www.paemst.org. The deadline for nominations is April 1, and applications must be completed by May 1.
Kentucky leaps 20 spots in national education ranking
Gov. Steve Beshear announced that 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 profession and many other variables related to public education. The ranking is contained in “Quality Counts,” a special report from Education Week. See the Governor’s news release here.
Homeless Education Program RFA posted
As authorized under Title X, Part C of the No Child Left Behind Act, the Office of Next-Generation Schools and Districts is issuing a Request for Application (RFA) from local educational agencies to develop and implement programs that facilitate the enrollment, attendance and success in school of homeless children and youth. The application deadline is Friday, March 2, 2012, at 4 p.m. (ET). The 2012 Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Education Program RFA and Call for Reviewers can be found here.
Real World Design Challenge
The Real World Design Challenge (RWDC) is an annual competition that provides high school students the opportunity to work on real-world engineering challenges in a team environment. Student teams are asked to address a challenge that confronts our nation's leading industries, use professional engineering software to develop their solutions and generate presentations that convincingly demonstrate the value of their solutions. Ten Kentucky teams will compete this year, and the state-level winners will be announced during the week of Feb. 20, 2012. The RWDC National Challenge Event is set for Apr. 20-23, 2012. For more details, click here.