Understanding homework can be hard enough. After participating in the Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership, however, energized parents in Paducah are pursuing a bigger plan for bolstering school success — expanding opportunities for adults to explore family dynamics, discuss child development, grasp education issues and more.
According to data from an analysis by Common Sense Media and the Boston Consulting Group, 36% of Kentucky students – roughly 240,000 – lack adequate internet. Approximately 10% of teachers also lack proper broadband access in their homes. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this digital divide issue, as more Kentuckians are now working remotely and taking online classes. From our youngest learners to our college students, access to the internet is now an imperative.
[wyde_heading title_tag="h1" style="2" title="Reshaping the New School Year" heading_color="#000000" subheading="Your weekly snap-shot of easy learning-at-home activities, important state updates, and ways to stay connected." el_class="kycollabheading" subheading_color="#000000" animation="lightSpeedIn"] For Educators Education Continuation Task Force Updates National Association for Family School and Community Engagement COVID Response Back-to-School Anxiety in Kids: What to Watch Out For This Year
August 12, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For More Information Contact: Jessica Fletcher, Senior Director, Communications & External Affairs (cell) 859-539-0511 jessica.fletcher@prichardcommittee.org Emanuelle Sippy, Student Director, Prichard Committee Student Voice Team studentvoiceteam@prichardcommittee.org [wyde_heading subheading_tag="h3" style="2" title="Kentucky students report strong mental health impact of pandemic disruption in statewide survey" subheading="Prichard Committee Student Voice Team releases results of
[wyde_heading title_tag="h1" style="2" title="A New Way of Educating" heading_color="#000000" subheading="Your weekly snap-shot of easy learning-at-home activities, important state updates, and ways to stay connected." el_class="kycollabheading" subheading_color="#000000" animation="lightSpeedIn"] For Educators Watch Now: Back to School Webinar - OELA’s latest webinar Back to School: Aligning Structural and Instructional Practices to Promote English Learner (EL) Success During the 2020–21
We urge our schools, districts, and communities to put all creative energy into re-imagining how we deliver on the promise and constitutional obligation of public education in these extraordinary times. This may include enhanced digital learning delivery and community learning pods to provide in-person supports in much smaller, safely distanced settings.
On Wednesday, Aug. 12, the Prichard Committee Student Voice Team will release a summary report and host a public press conference at 3 p.m. EST about their findings from their statewide Coping with COVID Student Survey.
In May, the final learning triumphs of a topsy-turvy school year occurred at converted breakfast tables, in living rooms, or bedroom corners across the state.
The spring of 2020 showed how a hurried push to provide remote learning and continued connection provided students and teachers ways to connect, network and move learning forward.
This week on Innovations in Education, Prichard Committee President & CEO Brigitte Blom Ramsey spoke to leaders in Kentucky’s early childhood education space about the positive impact that additional licensed family child care homes could have on Kentucky’s very fragile child care ecosystem.
What a life changing time these past three months have been! And I’m not just talking about the pandemic! I am now the proud parent of a beautiful baby girl—and now I have to return to work. I thought I had child care figured out, but the center just closed the infant room because a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. Now what am I supposed to do? I’ve called other child care centers in the area, but no one has an opening for an infant!