Education committee shares teacher recruitment and retention ideas, concerns

Wednesday, June 8 by Derek Aaron

A teacher shortage crisis could be on the horizon, and the Kentucky General Assembly is already looking at ways to confront the issue. Kentucky Department of Education Commissioner Jason Glass testified before the Interim Joint […]

KY F&W Commission makes hunter education recommendations

Thursday, April 28 by Derek Aaron

The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission recently recommended removing the requirement that hunters with a valid hunter education certification card carry a physical card while in the field. Kentucky hunting licenses now display hunter education […]

Board of Education to hold special-called meeting Wednesday

Tuesday, April 12 by Zac Oakes

The Russell County Board of Education will hold a special-called meeting Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. The meeting will be in Room 114 of the Russell County ANC. The agenda includes discussion of possible athletic […]

Russell County Board of Education to meet today

Monday, February 28 by Zac Oakes

The Russell County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting today. The meeting will be at 5 p.m. in Room 114 of the Russell County ANC. The agenda for the meeting is below.

US Dept. of Education awards $1.07 million grant for students at SCC

Wednesday, February 23 by Derek Aaron

The United States Department of Education has awarded Somerset Community College a Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development grant for $1,070,000 over three years. The purpose of the RPED grant program is to improve rates of […]

KY Hunter Education classes to revert back to normal in May

Thursday, February 17 by Derek Aaron

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Hunter Education video range-day option will not be available after May 1st of this year. The Hunter Education video range option was established as a response to COVID-19 […]

LCDHD focusing more on Covid-19 education rather than case investigations

Thursday, February 3 by Derek Aaron

Education is key when it comes to Covid-19 in our communities, according to Amy Tomlinson, the executive director of the Lake Cumberland District Health Department, who spoke via the health department’s YouTube stream on Wednesday […]

KCTCS unveils new KY employment & education forecasting tool

Wednesday, January 26 by Derek Aaron

The Kentucky Community and Technical College System, of which Somerset Community College is a part, has unveiled a first-of-its-kind online GIS, or mapping, program to forecast future workforce and education needs in Kentucky. This tool […]

Beshear unveils $2B investment in Kentucky education

Monday, January 10 by Zac Oakes

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 10, 2022) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear outlined his budget plan to make a record $2 billion investment in pre-K–12 education to create a world-class education system across the commonwealth, the single […]

WKU elementary education degree to be offered at Somerset Community College

Thursday, December 2 by Zac Oakes

Somerset, KY – Western Kentucky University (WKU) and the University Center of Southern Kentucky (UCSK) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to offer a 2+2 Elementary Education degree completion in Somerset and the Lake Cumberland […]

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Stories tagged with: education

Education committee shares teacher recruitment and retention ideas, concerns

KY F&W Commission makes hunter education recommendations

Board of Education to hold special-called meeting Wednesday

Russell County Board of Education to meet today

US Dept. of Education awards $1.07 million grant for students at SCC

KY Hunter Education classes to revert back to normal in May

LCDHD focusing more on Covid-19 education rather than case investigations

KCTCS unveils new KY employment & education forecasting tool

Beshear unveils $2B investment in Kentucky education

WKU elementary education degree to be offered at Somerset Community College

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