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, June 26, 2015

Did a focus on teacher evaluations work?

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As I approach my retirement date of August 31, my last few blogs will focus on my thoughts about education initiatives at the state and nat...
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Friday, June 12, 2015

A moral imperative

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This week, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) presented several regulations for final review by the Interim Joint Committee on Educa...
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Friday, June 5, 2015

Career and tech ed is key to workforce development

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For too long, parents, students and educators have thought of career and technical education (CTE) as a second-class education. Many are of ...
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Friday, May 29, 2015

A history lesson to remember

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As we wrap up the 2014-15 school year, I have high hopes for the future of our high school graduates in Kentucky. We will have a higher perc...
Friday, May 22, 2015

Improving Kentucky’s educator effectiveness system

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This week Kentucky’s educator effectiveness system was a topic for discussion at a meeting sponsored by the Southern Regional Education Boar...
Friday, May 15, 2015

Graduation rate moving in the right direction

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In recent years, the high school graduation rate became a critical measure of success for our schools and districts across the nation. The N...