6/11/2010 11:29:58 AM

Demonstrating a higher-level math lesson to the audience at the Prichard Committee spring meeting here, Shannon said that, too often, math teachers operate like a GPS navigation system, prompting students from one step to the next, eventually leading to the destination or answer. Instead, she said, students need problems and guidance that help them see how to map out solutions on their own. (Read More)

8/27/2010 2:13:58 PM

It is with great sadness that the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence announces the passing of its executive director, Dr. Robert F. Sexton of Lexington. Read the Committee's statement here.

6/10/2010 1:41:18 PM

The challenge facing American schools “is greater than we’ve been led to believe,” according to Gene Wilhoit, the former Kentucky education commissioner who now leads the Council of Chief State School Officers — an organization of state education department leaders from across the country. (Read more)
 

5/26/2010 11:54:17 AM

The academic performance of Kentucky students has improved the state's national education ranking, reflecting the strong returns the state receives from its investments in education, according to two recent reports from the Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center. Read more.

5/13/2010 1:51:58 PM

Addressing Prichard Committee members in Louisville, executive director of the national Council of Chief State School Officers, Gene Wilhoit, urged Kentucky to put a premium on new academic standards and high-quality teaching to compete with other nations.  Click here for more.

5/7/2010 10:05:53 AM

For the fourth year, the Prichard Committee has earned the support of the Pew Center on the States to expand access to quality preschool for more Kentucky Children.  Click here to learn more about the $200,000 grant.

5/6/2010 11:53:40 AM

Executive Director, Bob Sexton, (pictured here with moderator Judith Rizzo of the James B. Hunt Institute), was featured in a Gates Foundation meeting in Baltimore.  Sexton highlighted how the Prichard Committee's Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership helps parents become education advocates. Read more.

3/24/2010 1:35:16 PM

 The Senate-passed Budget will hurt Kentucky's education programs for our youngest students by cutting funding for preschool, allowing school districts to hire preschool teachers who DO NOT meet current certification requirements and allowing school districts to do away with aides for kindergarten classes all in the name of saving money.   

3/15/2010 10:30:39 AM

The Prichard Committee's Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership (CIPL) is listed as one of 12 examples of leading innovations in the family involvement field to enhance student achievement in a new report from the National Family, School, and Community Engagement Working Group. Read the press release here.

2/25/2010 6:41:22 PM

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7/6/2010 2:43:16 PM

WILLIAMSBURG — When 299 graduates earned diplomas from Whitley County High
School this June, it would have been hard to know which students might not have been there
without the district’s 20-year investment in pre-k.

Statistics, however, make it clear that the graduating class would likely have been much
smaller....

Find out more by downloading the full report here.

2/1/2010 12:32:22 PM

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 raise their voices on behalf of children’s safety, health, education and economic well-being...

12/4/2009 1:24:39 AM

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 Business and Economic Research. Read the full report and press release. See also this article from Friday's Lexington Herald-Leader.

10/19/2009 8:28:05 PM

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 country's most successful PreK-3rd reform efforts.

7/6/2010 2:43:16 PM

WILLIAMSBURG — When 299 graduates earned diplomas from Whitley County High
School this June, it would have been hard to know which students might not have been there
without the district’s 20-year investment in pre-k.

Statistics, however, make it clear that the graduating class would likely have been much
smaller....

Find out more by downloading the full report here.

3/23/2010 5:28:53 PM

As a nonprofit, the Prichard Committee is fortunate to have generous financial support from hundreds of individuals, corporations, and foundations. Download the report