Coach safety tests begin this month/Player's heat death led to required course: Within two weeks, high school athletes in Kentucky will begin to see the effects of a new law spawned by the heat death of a Louisville high school football player and the publicity surrounding his coach's criminal indictment. In mid-June, high school coaches in Kentucky will begin taking an online course and test covering athlete safety as mandated earlier this year by the General Assembly. Starting with the 2009-10 school year, there must be a coach who has passed the course at every practice and competition. (Herald-Leader)
Bus driver, monitor sue Madison Schools; allege discrimination: A former Madison County Schools bus driver and bus monitor are suing Superintendent Tommy Floyd, Assistant Superintendent Kevin Hub, Director of Transportation Nolan “Skip” Benton and the Madison County Board of Education over their firing last month.Connie Perkins and Tracie Barnes filed the suit in Madison Circuit Court after they received termination letters April 7 stemming from a Feb. 24 incident involving the bus route Perkins drove and Barnes was a monitor on.The suit alleges the duo were fired as retaliation for several grievances Perkins had filed against Benton regarding alleged harassment and discrimination. (Richmond Register)
Out-of-district tuition raised 600 percent in Franklin County: Franklin County Board of Education members hope to generate more revenue from out-of-district students next year by raising the cost of their tuition $1,900, an increase of more than 600 percent. Since 2000, students who attend school in Franklin County but live elsewhere have paid $300 a year in tuition. In the fall, that cost will jump to $2,200. (State Journal)
Legislative panel studying school leaders’ training: OEA will be surveying board members about their training at the behest of the legislature’s Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee. The panel has asked OEA to look at leadership development programs for school board members, superintendents, principals and school councils. The survey of board members will be part of that work. (KSBA's Kentucky School Advocate)
Wheatley students' letters really bring down the house/Dilapidated building was near school: A campaign by 17 Wheatley Elementary students to dispose of a dilapidated house in front of the school concluded in a dramatic demolition yesterday. As students and Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson chanted "Tear it down! Tear it down!" a bulldozer ripped into the house with its blade. A chorus of loud cheers followed. The campaign began more than a year ago when fourth-grade teacher Leandra Torra initiated a class exercise in persuasive letter writing. (Courier-Journal)
NASBE Applauds Milestone in State-Led Common Core Standards Education Reform Effort: The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) applauds the leadership of 49 states and territories in committing to a process to adopt common high academic standards in mathematics and English Language Arts for our nation’s public school students. The development of high-quality, voluntary common standards that are “higher, clearer and fewer” and that can be internationally benchmarked is long overdue. (NASBE)
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