Southern states are in danger of losing critical, hard-earned gains in early childhood education if state legislatures in the region enact substantial cuts to pre-kindergarten programs (Pre-K), ...
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Kentucky yesterday became the first state to adopt common academic standards that were drafted as part of a nationwide initiative to establish a widely shared and ambitious vision of student learni...
Kentucky became the first state in the nation to formally adopt new "common core content standards" for math and English language arts in grades K-12 on Wednesday evening, an initiative that will g...
Kentucky schoolchildren in grades K-12 will see new standards for math and English next year, as part of a collaborative effort among 48 states to more clearly specify what knowledge and skills stu...
Kentucky's adoption of new academic standards is an exciting development that could signal the beginning of unprecedented progress for the state's schools, the Prichard Committee for Academic Exce...
Reporter Art Jester gives an excellent account of Kentucky's initiative in developing new standards for the state: "Officials of three state educational agencies will sign a document committing K...
Kentucky continues to rank in the bottom ten among states for child well-being. Children’s Advocacy Day at the Capitol began in 2004 as an effort to unite advocates from across the state to rais...
The Campaign for Educational Equity released the second report in its Education, Equity, and the Law series, " Substantial and Yet Not Sufficient: Kentucky's Effort to Build Proficiency for Ea...
Recent Pre-K News
HB 190 - the Strong Start Preschool Bill passed through the House Education Committee yesterday and all the members present voted YES! Thank you for your help in contacting legislators! The bill n...
Posted on Sun, Jan. 17, 2010, Lexington Herald-Leader By Robert F. Sexton Without question, Kentucky's legislators face a tremendous challenge in producing a balanced budget for the next two y...
Investing $1 to make quality preschool available to more Kentucky children would result in benefits of more than $5 for the state, according to a new report by the University of Kentucky Center for ...
Early Ed Watch explains " PreK-3 rd alignment " in this short video (7 mins) with help from Dr. Jerry Weast, Superintendent of Montgomery County Schools in Maryland, which is home to one of the ...
Kentucky School Updates: A Parent/Citizen Guide , is a publication of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence. It is intended to help parents and citizens stay up-to-date on education issues....
The Lexington Herald-Leader publishes an editorial underlining the Prichard Committee's emphasis on good teaching . Read the story .
The 2008 Glossary of Kentucky Education Terms is in!
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