Education

PADUCAH, Ky. — The community education catalog at West Kentucky Community and Technical College is available online and again offers a variety of experiences to individuals of all ages. Classes in culinary creation, defense tactics, beekeeping, Zumba, art and design and digital photography are just a few of the many community offerings this fall. The...

KENTUCKY — Each year the Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP) showcases projects from thousands of students across Kentucky in a competition. This year, approximately 7,000 K-12 students and 1,800 adults registered to attend and participate in the 2016 STLP State Championship in Lexington, at Rupp Area/Lexington Center. Some 499 schools from 99 districts participated. Recorded at...

HENDERSON, Ky. — A new pipeline of prospective workers has opened up for Kyndle stakeholders in this region: Military personnel who are preparing to leave the nation’s service and enter the civilian workforce. And resumes are beginning to accumulate. Kyndle, the lead economic development organization for Henderson, McLean, Union and Webster counties, has hired a...

KENTUCKY  — The process for updating academic standards isn’t the kind of topic that inspires soaring rhetoric and passionate civic debate. Yet the top legislative priority for Senate Republicans this year is a sweeping overhaul of how public school standards are reviewed and updated in the commonwealth. In essence Senate Bill 1 seeks to simplify...

MADISONVILLE, Ky. — The Hopkins County Board of Education met Tuesday and welcomed several education students in attendance. Superintendent Linda Zellich addressed the students. “There is a wide variety of future teachers among you,” said Zellich. “Keep up the good work and come back see us when you graduate.” Assistant Superintendent Deanna Ashby reported on...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Steve Beshear today announced nearly $1 million in grants have been awarded to 55 Community Early Childhood Councils covering 84 Kentucky counties to promote school readiness for children. Twenty-seven additional councils covering 33 counties have been invited to apply for the remaining funds of more than $280,000 bringing the total award...

GREENVILLE, Ky. ― The Muhlenberg County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Reading Solutions last week at 134 North Main in downtown Greenville. Reading Solutions offers tutoring in reading for students aged 4 to adult using the Barton System, a multisensory systematic phonics based approach to reading. Vickie Williams of Greenville is...

PADUCAH, Ky. — West Kentucky Community and  Technical College recognized more than 200 candidates for graduation who participated in its spring commencement ceremony May 9 at the Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center. More than 700 students qualified to participate by completing the classwork for an associate's degree, diploma or certificate. In addition to the...

HENDERSON, Ky. — February is National CTE Month, an annual celebration recognizing the CTE community members’ achievements and accomplishments nationwide. CTE Month 2015 will give the CTE community a chance to tell the stories of leadership and excellence from classrooms across the country, and raise awareness of the crucial role that CTE has in readying...

HOPKINS COUNTY, Ky — A study just released by The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce puts a spotlight on the disappointing performance of Hopkins County in producing jobs. The study performed by Paul Coomes, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Louisville, gives the cold hard facts that Hopkins County has lost jobs since the recession....

HARTFORD, Ky.  — Lieutenant Governor Jerry Abramson today joined local officials, educators and the business community to launch a state program challenging Ohio County High School seniors to pursue additional education after they graduate.   The "Close the Deal" initiative creates a college-going culture in select high schools for students who aren't yet considering higher...

HENDERSON, Ky. —The results from the 2013-14 state accountability system have been released. This is the first time the Henderson County School District has achieved a Distinguished rating and is one of only 39 out of the 173 school districts in the Commonwealth to be classified as such. Additionally six schools are at the Distinguished...

This is the first step of a four year, $1.4 million expansion of 150 academies across the state. This initiative, funded by Kentucky’s Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge federal grant, will build upon the investment of Toyota manufacturing operations of $1 million through 2016. “Race to the Top funds have given us an...

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Many recent college graduates who have just earned their bachelor's degree have bravely entered the work force since walking across the stage last May. However, many others have made the decision to continue their education by working toward a master's degree. Regardless of what type of diploma you have framed in your...

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – Yesterday, SurfKY News reported on the Global Alliance Against Child Sexual Abuse Online at a ministerial conference in Brussels. Read more about the alliance by clicking here to view the original article.  The initiative, launched by Attorney General Eric Holder and European Union (EU) Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström, aims to...

KENTUCKY – Want to expand your education, but you have to work to make ends meet? This might just be your lucky day. Recently, Madisonville Community College (MCC) has received notification that their paralegal certificate was approved. MCC now offers a paralegal certification program online. So no matter what state you live in, you can...

WEBSTER COUNTY, KY – Literally hundreds of administrators’ collective hours of study, planning, and deliberating over how to not only plug a projected half a million dollar deficit but also to address long-term solvency issues in the Webster County School District ended with a presentation to the Webster County Board of Education and the members’...