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House lawmakers want to give Kentucky student teachers a small stipend and join a handful of other states that pay teacher interns.
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Kentucky House lawmakers passed a new version of a measure to speed up investigations into educator wrongdoing Wednesday.
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A Kentucky Senate committee advanced a bill that would limit the unused sick days teacher’s could count toward retirement.
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Ky. substitute teachers would no longer need college credits, under bill approved in House committeeAmid a dire teacher shortage, a committee of Kentucky lawmakers advanced a measure that would allow applicants without college experience to substitute teach.
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House Bill 275 would require districts and private schools to check with applicants’ previous employers to verify they were not found to have sexually abused students.
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Almost a quarter of Kentucky teachers left the classroom last school year, according to data from the Kentucky Department of Education.
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A staffing crisis in Kentucky classrooms has been front and center this legislative session. Here’s a roundup of bills lawmakers advanced that might help, or hurt.
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The bill requires school districts to check if teacher candidates have been accused of abuse in previous teaching jobs.
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A middle school educator from Crittenden County is Kentucky’s Teacher of the Year for 2023. Mandy Perez was honored on Tuesday in a ceremony at the State Capitol. She teaches English and Language Arts at Crittenden County Middle School.
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The commissioner of education proposed a number of solutions, from increasing teacher compensation to changing the political discourse around education.