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Education

  • WKU Radcliff center to close

    Western Kentucky University programs in Radcliff are moving to other parts of the county.

    WKU’s center in Radcliff, part of the Elizabethtown-Radcliff-Fort Knox campus, is planned to close as part of budget reductions being made across the university’s programs. The reductions are part of the fiscal year 2013-14 budget, which is expected to be approved by WKU’s Board of Regents in June.

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  • ECTC student overcomes past troubles, looks to future

    When Mary Langley began her third semester of college, she had a 4.0 grade point average and appeared ready for another successful round of classes.

    But then she stopped attending. Without officially withdrawing from any of her classes, she failed them all and her GPA plummeted to a 1.7.

    “I just kind of fell off the face of the earth,” she said.

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  • Report shows increase in Kentucky early ed funding

    Kentucky is one of a dozen states increasing its commitment to early childhood education and local school districts and community organizations also are investing to boost learning from birth to age 5.

    A report from the National Institute for Early Education Research revealed that Kentucky increased its spending per student in early childhood education for the 2011-2012 school year. Nationally, state funding fell by more than half a billion dollars.

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  • EIS is the refrain in the ballad of Jon Ballard

    The Elizabethtown Independent Schools district appeared time and again in Jon Ballard’s education career.

    Ballard’s desire to become an educator began in the hallways of Elizabethtown High School. He learned how to be a teacher in the same building. And now, it’s fitting that when he decided to lead an entire district, he will make his home at the home of the Panthers.

    Ballard was selected in April as the next EIS superintendent. He will begin the position in July after fellow Elizabethtown graduate Gary French retires.

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  • Testing to begin this month for local districts

    The work of students and teachers will be put to the test later this month as annual state assessments begin.

    Testing now is conducted in the last 14 days of the school year. This is the second year the state has used the K-PREP system, and while this has meant significant changes for teachers and administrators, there have been some changes for students, too.

    Along with the change in the testing window, the format of the test is slightly different than past assessments.

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  • HCS fosters physical fitness

    Elementary students across Hardin County Schools put their fitness skills to the test Wednesday.

    The annual Physical Fitness Test for elementary school students in Hardin County Schools was at John Hardin High School. Teams from the schools participated in a variety of activities, such as long jump and situps. The overall winner this year was Lakewood Elementary School.

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  • HCS offers counseling service to parents, children

    Hardin County Schools is hoping to address some school-related issues by targeting relationships in the home.

    HCS has started a Student/Parenting Counseling Program open to all county residents. The district likely will begin its next six-week stint of sessions in the summer.

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  • U of L heads to national bridge-building competition with help from ECTC

    From building a bridge, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College and the University of Louisville also forged a partnership.

    U of L students are headed to the 2013 National Student Steel Bridge Competition at the University of Washington on May 31 after winning a regional competition with the help of students and faculty at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College.

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  • Lunch prices increase at HCS

    Lunch prices at Hardin County Schools continue to march upward to meet federal guidelines.

    The HCS board voted Thursday to approve new lunch prices for the upcoming school year. Full lunch price goes up to $2.30, an increase from $2.20. The reduced price for students who qualify is 40 cents, and HCS Child Nutrition Services officials plan to continue a free breakfast program for all students.

    The district is increasing its lunch prices by 10 cents a year to follow guidelines set forth by The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.

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  • Some HCS schools gain teachers, others lose

    Money has been dispensed to staff each of the Hardin County schools for the upcoming school year.

    The Hardin County Schools board on Thursday approved the funding allocations for staffing at each of the schools. Some schools are losing money for teachers but an equal number are gaining faculty.

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