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West Jessamine High School ranked 8th in the state in US News and World Report
education@jessaminejournal.comWest Jessamine High School kept its top-10 state ranking in the U.S. News and World Report's 2013 list of best high schools in the nation. West High came in eighth in Kentucky this year after a seventh-place ranking last year. West High earned a...Tags: Awards and Prizes
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Boyle County to be involved in pilot program to standardize teacher evaluations
kpeek@amnews.comA new program is being instituted to standardize the way educators are evaluated across Kentucky. The Professional Growth and Effectiveness System is in its pilot phase, having been used in 54 districts statewide. Felicia Cumings Smith, associate...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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Harper `harps' on needed education reform measures
Guest ColumnistDespite the fact that real spending on public education has doubled during the past 25 years, there remains an alarming number of bureaucrats and union bosses who propagandize that Kentucky is about to return to the days of the one-room schoolhouse...Tags: Steve Beshear, Teaching and Learning, Education, Teachers
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McKinney Elementary highest performing Lincoln school under new system
ben@theinteriorjournal.comSTANFORD — New school-accountability scores released Friday show Lincoln County's school district is ranked 79th in the state, scoring better than about 55 percent of Kentucky's school districts. The scores also show Lincoln County High School is...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Human Interest
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BOYLE SCHOOLS HIT TOP 10: Perryville, Liberty rank 'distinguished' in new test results; most others need improvement
tkleffman@amnews.comOn Friday, the confetti and streamers were flying at Perryville Elementary School. At Liberty Elementary, there was dancing and fire trucks with sirens blaring. And at Boyle County High School, state Education Commissioner Terry Holiday stopped by to...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning
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Clark County's Trapp Elementary School earns Blue Ribbon
Trapp Elementary School was one of three Kentucky public schools that were recently designated as 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education. Trapp joined Rosa Parks Elementary from Fayette County and Porter Elementary in...
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New tests will mean lower scores in Clark County and across the state
The Winchester SunWhen the first test scores from the new Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) tests are released this week, they are expected to show lower short-term proficiency rates than seen previously on the Kentucky Core Content Tests (KCCT)...Tags: Science and Technology, Standards, Colleges and Universities, Students, Examinations
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Lincoln schools could see lower accountability scores under new system
ben@theinteriorjournal.comSTANFORD — Lincoln County school officials aren't exactly sure what they're going to find when they unwrap the district's new accountability and testing scores later this month, but they're prepared for an across-the-board drop in proficiency....Tags: Science and Technology, Standards, Students, Teaching and Learning, Human Interest
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DCA scores higher than other schools
I am serving my third year as chairman of the board of directors for Danville Christian Academy. I wanted to thank you for your Aug. 26 regarding the academic progress in area high schools. It is great to live in a town that values education enough to...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Schools, High Schools, Education
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Education briefs for May 17
Hahn graduates from UK, heads for basic training Zachary J. Hahn, a 2008 graduate of East Jessamine High School, has completed his course of studies at the University of Kentucky to earn a bachelor-of-arts degree in political science. Hahn has been...Tags: Science and Technology, Philosophy, Colleges and Universities, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Concerts
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Earning college credit becoming easier for high school students
smojica@amnews.comLocal educators are excited about a recent initiative passed by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education that makes it much easier for students to earn college credit while still in high school. Starting this fall, all state two-year and four-year...Tags: Schools, Colleges and Universities, Students, Financial Aid, High Schools
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Lincoln County schools to enroll more students in AP classes
smojica@amnews.comSTANFORD — One of the ways Lincoln County Board of Education plans to revitalize education at Lincoln County High School is by joining a non-profit organization designed to enroll more students in Advanced Placement classes, the board unanimously...Tags: Entertainment, Students, Concerts, Music, Teaching and Learning
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