Across the Commonwealth, students have two primary opportunities to graduate high school with college credit: dual credit courses or Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Dual credit courses are offered through a partnership between a postsecondary institution and a high school and [...]
Written by: Aaron Butler, Lauren Milam, and Marty Parks When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools across Kentucky in 2020, one question rose to the highest priority level: do students have access to the internet at home so we [...]
There are a number of limitations to using free and reduced price lunch (FRPL) status as an indicator for poverty. Elibability based on the federal poverty level (130% free; 131-185% reduced). Is this an appropriate measure of poverty? Op-in program. [...]
Increasing teacher diversity is one of the 13 strategic goals Commissioner Dr. Jason Glass set to advance student learning across the Commonwealth. The research literature is clear that all students benefit academically and socially from having teachers of color. Studies [...]
By: Lauren Milam, Kentucky Department of Education In August 2021 the New York Times published a piece about the “pandemic exodus” from public schools. In their nationwide study they found that enrollment in schools had dropped, particularly among students in [...]
In 2021, the Office of Teaching and Learning at the Kentucky Department of Education sought answers to two questions: Access: Who has access to advanced placement course offerings? Efficacy: Do advanced placement courses lead to differences in student outcomes? [...]