Kentucky selects end-of-course vendor
Kentucky has selected ACT, Inc. as its vendor for end-of-course (EOC) examinations for the state’s public high school students. The contract period is from May 9, 2011, to June 30, 2012, and is for a...
View ArticleCommissioner wants to tie superintendent evaluations, board self-reviews to...
By Education Commissioner Terry Holliday At the August Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) meeting, my annual evaluation was completed. Over the past month I have seen that many local boards and...
View ArticleMiddle schools ‘EXPLORE’ college/career readiness
In addition to the K-PREP tests, middle school students will be assessed on their college and career readiness.
View ArticleEXPLORE and PLAN results show improvement
Kentucky’s 8th- and 10th-grade public school students made slight gains in nearly all subject areas on EXPLORE and PLAN assessments administered in the fall of 2011. In all, 49,310 8th-grade Kentucky...
View ArticleStudents score higher on EXPLORE and PLAN tests
Kentucky students scored higher on EXPLORE and PLAN tests in 2012, registering gains in every subject tested, according to data released today by the Kentucky Department of Education. The data also...
View ArticleStudent results hold steady on PLAN and EXPLORE tests
Overall student performance on EXPLORE and PLAN tests remained relatively unchanged in 2013, according to data released today by the Kentucky Department of Education. The assessments, precursors to the...
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