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Education reform has been a topic for Kentucky government officials and citizens for over 20 years. The most significant piece of reform legislation was passed in 1990, and was known as the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA). This act instituted six basic initiatives, some of the most important being a focus on core subjects, community ...
Kentucky ranks 44th in starting teacher pay and 40th in average salary, according to the National Education Association (NEA). Both candidates for governor in 2023 called for raises for teachers.
Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have filed several bills relating to higher education so far in the 2024 session. Some take aim at diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, practices on college ...
OpEd: At a time when there are teacher shortages and fewer individuals entering the profession, it is important to keep talented teachers in the classroom.
History of education in Kentucky covers education at all levels from the late 18th century to the early 21st century. The frontier state was slow to build an educational system. In K–12 and higher education, Kentucky consistently has ranked toward the bottom of national rankings in terms of funding, literacy levels, and student performance.
Julia Link Roberts is an American scholar of gifted education.In 2004, she was described as one of the fifty-five most influential people in the field. [1] She is the Mahurin Professor of Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University, [2] [3] and the executive director of The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University and The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science ...
Three Kentucky educators, all of whom have experience as superintendents in the state, have been named as finalists for the commonwealth’s next education commissioner. The candidates include:
An outcome of the Kentucky Postsecondary Education Improvement Act of 1997 was the creation of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE). CPE exists to foster the success of Kentucky's public and private universities and technical colleges by enacting education legislation, conducting university research, training educators and more.