Kentucky

Late last year, National Teacher of the Year Juliana Urtubey used her platform to talk about the importance of young people seeing teachers "thrive." In a recent op-ed, my state’s education commissioner, Dr. Jason...

An original version of this piece appeared with Kentucky School Talk. School choice is a hot topic across our state and nation. Many public school leaders frown at the thought of charter schools, private schools,...

Kentucky is now one of the latest states to distance itself from the National School Boards Association (NSBA).  In September, the NSBA sent a letter to President Biden requesting federal intervention in school board incidents,...

Reading about new rural teacher recruitment initiatives is like watching a sitcom romance unfold. I want to hope for the best, but I know better. The latest display of this comes from a new initiative...

While the challenges of rural schools have been discussed at length, they also have unique opportunities for innovation. Not only do rural schools act as centers for learning, but they serve their small towns...

“Why don’t people who live there, teach there?” That question, posed by this recent Hechinger Report story, is a troubling reminder of the unique, persistent challenges that rural communities face in staffing schools. Like rural America itself,...