Last week at our press conference held at Eminence Independent, Kay Kennedy from the Kentucky Department of Education spoke about school spending efficiency. Kay Kennedy of KDE – Bang for the Buck press conf. 09/17/12 from Bluegrass Institute on Vimeo.
Sam Sanders of LaRue County – Bang for the Buck press conf. 09/17/12 from Bluegrass Institute on Vimeo.
Tim Moore of Mason County – Bang for the Buck press conf. 09/17/12 from Bluegrass Institute on Vimeo.
Pete Galloway of Graves County – Bang for the Buck press conf. 09/17/12 from Bluegrass Institute on Vimeo.
Check out “test prep” in this Kentucky middle school. Give us a comment if you figure out which school this is (I think I know). The good news is if the staff members lose their jobs over this, I hear the NYC Rockettes may be hiring.
The Carlisle County School District’s superintendent posted this interesting blog item with some initial reactions to various parts of the new K-PREP tests from students and teachers. While the comments come only from a few, they point to some real concerns about the new assessments. I am sure all are holding their breath for the…
And, they haven’t even been released The pending release of what should be dramatically lower public school test scores across Kentucky has triggered a big media campaign to cushion the shock. WHAS 11 TV weighted here yesterday with their two-segment coverage. There are some amazing revelations in this video. Around 33 seconds into the clip…
It’s no news to our readers. We’ve talked about the inflation in CATS scores for many years and how – if we ever got honest testing in Kentucky – people would be shocked by the low numbers of our students who are really getting adequately educated. Now, with the first round of Kentucky Performance Rating…
Taking the easy way out for all, the superintendent of Perry County Schools has submitted his retirement to the local board of education rather than face likely firing at a special meeting of the board. John Paul Amis headed the district when the ACT cheating scandal started to unfold several years ago. At one point…
by Jim Waters There is an upside to Kentucky’s budget crunch: It forces everyone from legislators to agency heads to school superintendents to get the most out of every buck mailed in by taxpayers. Lean budget times can also produce shining – and refreshing – examples of how some public servants refuse to make excuses…