Parents: see resources especially for parents from CIPL.
The Glossary of Kentucky Education Terms by Cindy Heine, Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, updated September 2009.
Kentucky School Updates: A Parent/Citizen Guide by Cindy Heine, Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence. The date of each chapter's most recent update is listed in parentheses; the dates for the most recently updated chapters are listed in red. Downloaded copies may be reproduced as needed.
View or download Kentucky School Updates by chapter. :
- Introduction (August 2009, 100 KB, pdf)
- Goals for Kentucky Schools (October 2009, 79 KB, pdf)
- Assessment and School Accountability (November 2009, 312 KB, pdf)
- Early Childhood Programs (December 2006, 48 KB, pdf)
- Primary School (December 2006, 56 KB, pdf)
- Reading Programs (December 2006, 36 KB, pdf)
- Extended School Services (December 2006, 32 KB, pdf)
- High Schools (December 2006, 64 KB, pdf)
- Career and Technical Education (December 2006, 40 KB, pdf)
- Students with Special Needs (August 2009, 48 KB, pdf)
- Equal Opportunities in Education (December 2006, 36 KB, pdf)
- School-based Decision Making (December 2006, 32 KB, pdf)
- Family Resource/Youth Services Centers (December 2006, 28 KB, pdf)
- School Safety (December 2006, 40 KB, pdf)
- Technology and Education (December 2006, 64 KB, pdf)
- Professional Development (December 2006, 40 KB, pdf)
- Teacher Preparation and the Education Professional Standards Board (December 2006, 56 KB, pdf)
- School Finance (December 2006, 32 KB, pdf)
- Governance (December 2006, 36 KB, pdf)
- Alternative School Schedules and Calendars (December 2006, 32 KB, pdf)
- Parent Involvement (August 2008, 132 KB, pdf)
The 2009 Kentucky Education Fact Sheet 2010 is a compilation of commonly requested information from the state level. The document is published by the Kentucky Department of Education and provides enrollment, teacher salaries, technology information, school finance and more.
No One Left Behind? Trends in Educational Attainment and Achievement, by Amy L. Watts, from The Road Ahead: Uncertainty and Opportunity in a Changed World, Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center (2002)
Results Matter: A Decade of Difference in Kentucky's Public Schools 1990 - 2000, the Kentucky Department of Education (April 11, 2000). A 10-year report on KERA.
The Final Test by Peter Schrag; 2003; an important book that makes the case for adequate funding for education; emphasizes the Kentucky court decision and school reform. Available at your local bookstore or click here for more information.
Professional Development under KERA: Meeting the Challenge (51 KB, pdf), by G. Williamson McDiarmid, Jane L. David, Patricia J. Kannapel, Thomas B. Corcoran, and Pamelia Coe, prepared for the Partnership for Kentucky Schools and the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence. Preliminary research findings (June 1997).
Report to the Sub-committee on Tax Policy Issues (575 KB, pdf), by William F. Fox, prepared for the Committee on Appropriations and Revenue, Kentucky General Assembly (February 27, 2002).
An Agenda for Change (14.8 MB, pdf), report of the Kentucky School Boards Association's Task Force on Enriching Teaching (2001). Report and recommendations for improving teaching.
The Road to Improvement: Conference Report on Interventions in Low-Performing Schools, by Jane L. David, for the Partnership for Kentucky Schools (February 1999).
When Theory Hits Reality (218 KB, pdf), by Jane L. David and Patrick M. Shields with Daniel D. Humphrey and Viki M. Young, prepared for Pew Charitable Trusts (August 2001). Offers some of the best reflections on reforms like Kentucky's that we have seen.