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...

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 ...

An in-depth look at what Kentucky's new education commissioner has called "a tidal wave of reform" was the focus of the recent fall meeting of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence. Please ...

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....

As part of his "Transforming Education in Kentucky" initiative, Governor Beshear is facilitating a series of public town halls and press conferences across the Commonwealth.  The goal is to discuss ...

Recommendations for Involving Families and Community in Improving Student Achievement - Final Report by Kentucky's Commissioner's Parents Advisory Council (CPAC). (free download)

KASC, the Council for Better Education, and the Prichard Committee collaborate to provide overall school results--the transition index--during the Senate Bill 1 transition. Read about results statew...

A crowd of 400 people from across the state gathers to ensure more students graduate from Kentucky high schools.  Kentucky first lady Jane Beshear and Kentucky Education Secretary Helen Mountjoy serv...

North Carolina school superintendent, Terry Holliday, is appointed the new state commissioner of education.   Read more details  from Kentucky.com.

LOUISVILLE — Following the formula of top international performers in education will lead schools to focus more attention on the quality and instructional talents of individual teachers, the su...

The Lexington Herald-Leader publishes an  editorial underlining the Prichard Committee's emphasis on good teaching .  Read the story .

Sir Michael Barber, Vice Chair of the SMHC task force and head of McKinsey & Company's Global Education offers lessons on the importance of principal and teacher quality.  Read more at http://ww...

Prichard Committee members meet in Louisville to forumulate recommendations for education reform for the Governor.  Click for more details . Click here to see photos of the event.

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In a new report from the Kentucky Long-term Policy Research Center , Kentucky ranked 35th in 2007, based on testing scores and graduation rates, one of only two states since 1992 that have climbed o...