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Days in the life of Kentucky's commissioner of education

Showing posts with label postsecondary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label postsecondary. Show all posts
Friday, August 7, 2015

Work yet to do

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Kentucky has made remarkable progress in high school graduation rates and in the percentage of high school graduates who are college ready. ...
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Friday, July 10, 2015

College/career-readiness for ALL – Part I

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As I reflect on the last six years of working with educators in Kentucky, one of the most successful strategies has been the focus on colle...
Friday, July 18, 2014

Make It Real

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While most of the country seems embroiled in a political fight around Common Core State Standards and their implementation, too many of our ...
Friday, September 4, 2009

A Best Practice in Kentucky Schools

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This week, I’m focusing on an example of best practice in Kentucky schools. Readers are reminded of Senate Bill 1, which requires school sys...
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Dr. Stephen L. Pruitt
Stephen L. Pruitt is Kentucky's sixth commissioner of education. He was selected for the position in September 2015. Pruitt previously served as senior vice president with Achieve, Inc., a national nonpartisian, non-profit education reform organization, where he organized the development of the Next Generation Science Standards. A native of Georgia, he started his education career as a high school chemistry teacher in Fayetteville and Tyron, Georgia. He later served as the science and mathematics program manager and director of academic standards with the Georgia Department of Education. Subsequently, he was named associate state superintendent for assessment and accountability and ultimately chief of staff for the Georgia Department of Education. Pruitt holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from North Georgia College and State University, a master's degree in science education from the University of West Georgia and a Doctorate of Philosophy in chemistry education from Auburn University.
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