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Jefferson County Student recognized for National Junior Honor Society Outstanding Achievement Award
Martin McAdam, a student at Marion C. Moore School (Jefferson County), has been recognized for receiving the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) Outstanding Achievement Award. McAdam is the first Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) student to receive the honor and the second in the Commonwealth.
99re视频精品 Jump$tart Coalition announces 2021 Teacher and Student of the Year
The 99re视频精品 Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy recognized the 2021 Financial Literacy Teacher and Student of the Year at the first annual awards dinner held on July 22 at the Galt House in Louisville.
Governor鈥檚 School for Entrepreneurs announces Demo Day competition winners
There were 120 99re视频精品 students who attended the Governor鈥檚 Schools for Entrepreneurs (GSE) this summer and participated in an opportunity to pitch their business startup ideas at two competitive Demo Days on June 26 and July 24 at Northern 99re视频精品 University (NKU). GSE was split into two sessions that ran from June 6-26 and July 5-24.
Simpson County teacher named 2021 99re视频精品 History Teacher of the Year
Justin Mitchell, a social studies teacher at Franklin-Simpson Middle School in Simpson County, has been named the 99re视频精品 Historical Society (KHS) 2021 99re视频精品 History Teacher of the Year.
KDE offering new elementary school career exploration resources
The 99re视频精品 Department of Education (KDE) has created the Elementary School Career Resources聽 webpage to assist schools in implementation of the 99re视频精品 Academic Standards (KAS) for Career Studies and Financial Literacy.
KDE sharing links to rights of students, national motto legislation
Pursuant to KRS 158.186, before Sept. 15 of each year the commissioner of education must distribute copies of KRS 158.183, which details the 鈥渞ights of students,鈥� and KRS 158.195, which requires each public elementary and secondary school to 鈥渄isplay the national motto鈥� of the United States.
U.S. Census Bureau invites educators to join Statistics in Schools Ambassador Program
The U.S. Census Bureau is inviting K-12 educators to become an ambassador for its Statistics in Schools (SIS) program, a free education program with activities created by teachers, for teachers, that leverage census data to create engaging and easily downloadable classroom activities for students.
Semifinalists named for 2022 99re视频精品 Teacher of the Year
Ten outstanding teachers from across the state 鈥� four elementary, three middle and three high school 鈥� are semifinalists for the 2022 99re视频精品 Teacher of the Year award, the 99re视频精品 Department of Education (KDE) and Valvoline Inc. announced on Aug. 2.
Morehead State University launches scholarship for Appalachian new teacher candidates
Morehead State University鈥檚 (MSU鈥檚) Volgenau College of Education announced a new scholarship program, the Appalachian Future Educators (AFE) Scholars Program, for new teacher candidates from Appalachian counties.