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Council accepting registrations for minority
student conference at EKU end of June
The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education is still accepting registrations through June 21 for the 26th Annual Academically Proficient High School Junior and Senior Diversity Conference, to be held at Eastern Kentucky University June 28-29. The conference, developed for …
Lindsey Wilson College offers online master’s
of education for full-time teachers in fall
Lindsey Wilson College will offer a 100 percent online master of education program, beginning this fall. Called “Teacher as Leader,” the 10-course, 30-hour graduate program is designed to help teachers become more effective in the classroom while also strengthening …
Kentucky chapter of national postmasters
to give $17.5K scholarships for 53rd year
Kentucky postmasters will gather and give scholarships for the 53rd year at The Kentucky Chapter of the National Association of Postmasters’ annual state convention at the Hilton Cincinnati Airport Hotel in Florence June 20-23. Active postmasters and retired postmasters …
KET is a partner in developing middle
school math resources for $2 million grant
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting recently announced a nearly $2 million grant to expand middle school math content available through PBS LearningMedia. The grant was awarded to public television station WGBH in Boston; and KET is one of four …
Sullivan to give $70,000 in scholarships
to Kentucky’s next Junior Chef champions
Sullivan University will partner with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s Farm to School Junior Chef program to contribute $70,000 worth of scholarships to Junior Chef champions who will be crowned in a statewide competition in August, Ag Commissioner James Comer …
Prichard Committee’s Bev Raimondo retires
after more than two decades of advocacy
Veteran Prichard Committee leader and parent advocate Bev Raimondo has announced her retirement after 22 years with the statewide citizens’ education advocacy organization. Raimondo, serving as a committee consultant at the time of her retirement, is former director …
Toyota doubles support for early childhood education in Kentucky with $1M investment
Toyota manufacturing operations in Kentucky announced today a doubling of their investment in early childhood education in Kentucky to $1 million through 2016. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America (TEMA) are …
Camp Invention stretches minds, builds confidence, encourages kids to work together
By Tammy Lane Special to KyForward The 2013 edition of Camp Invention at Julius Marks Elementary opened new doors for excited youngsters who spent the week investigating extremes of the natural world; solving global challenges; exploring sky, …
Weeklong workshop at NKU helps high school journalists learn about news in digital age
They grew up with smartphones in their pockets and laptops in their classrooms. But high school journalists are struggling just like their professional counterparts with how to reinvent the news in the digital age. “You’d be surprised how many …
Students return to class in the Summer Art Workshop and produce art for fun, not grades
By Tammy Lane Special to KyForward A week after wrapping up the spring semester, Sara Talwalkar found herself back in class. Her choice to kick off the break? The Fayette County Public Schools Summer Art Workshop hosted by …
