KET show provides an example why parents need real school choice EducationRichard InnesAugust 31, 2023KET, Reading Instruction, Reading Academies, NAEP, DePaul School
Is preparation of teachers of reading in decline in Kentucky? EducationRichard InnesJune 13, 2023Reading Instruction, Reading Wars, Reading Rising in Appalachian Schools
Let’s refocus on education Bluegrass Beacon, Education ReformJim WatersApril 2, 2023Reading Instruction, Clay County, Laurel County, Leslie County
Quote of the Day – PLUS – On the need to get all Kentucky teachers retrained on how to teach reading EducationRichard InnesNovember 17, 2022Reading Instruction, Reading Wars, Reading Academies, NAEP Reading in Kentucky
More on how teaching reading properly works for students EducationRichard InnesNovember 15, 2022Reading Instruction, Reading Wars, Reading Rising in Appalachian Schools
Where can you find that Bluegrass Institute education report? EducationRichard InnesSeptember 26, 2022Education, School Finances, Reading Instruction, School Councils, SBDM, Social Studies Standards
#kyga22 Update: Charter schools, BIPPS education priorities move forward Education Reform, School ChoiceJim WatersMarch 22, 2022HB 9, Charter schools, Reading Instruction, American Principles, SBDM reforms
Looks like poverty’s no excuse for poor math performance in Kentucky, either EducationRichard InnesFebruary 24, 2022Reading Instruction, math instruction
#22GA week 2: Western Kentucky gets disaster relief, important literacy bill introduced, governor gives his budget address Education, Education Reform, News, State Budget, COVID-19, BudgetGuest UserJanuary 16, 2022Executive power, Reading Instruction
Time to get serious about Kentucky’s reading instruction problem - 2 EducationRichard InnesJanuary 13, 2022Reading Instruction, Reading Wars, SB-9
Quote of the Day – Plus – On teaching reading EducationRichard InnesDecember 17, 2021Reading Instruction, Whole Language, Balanced LiteracyComment
Poor district’s approach to teaching reading bears dramatic results, worth emulating Bluegrass Beacon, Education ReformJim WatersDecember 11, 2021Reading Instruction, Reading Wars
Preparation to teach reading for Kentucky’s elementary teachers is weak Education, Education Reform, Transparency and Accou...Richard InnesSeptember 15, 2020Achievement Gaps, Reading Instruction, teachers
Since many missed it -- Kentucky education can’t say thank goodness for Mississippi anymore! Education, Transparency and Accou...Richard InnesFebruary 4, 2020Achievement Gaps, Education, Mississippi, NAEP, Reading Instruction, Reading Wars
Tennessee joins Mississippi, others, in really requiring scientifically established reading instruction Education, News, Transparency and Accou...Richard InnesFebruary 3, 2020Achievement Gaps, Education, Mississippi, Reading Instruction
Quote of the day – Pertains to both reading instruction and Kentucky’s problematic school council system Education, News, Transparency and Accou...Richard InnesJanuary 30, 2020Achievement Gaps, Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Wars, sbdm, School Councils, Whole Language
Reading teacher instruction in Kentucky lags Mississippi Education, News, Transparency and Accou...Richard InnesJanuary 28, 2020Achievement Gaps, Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Wars, Whole Language Reading
Quote of the Day Education, News, Transparency and Accou...Richard InnesJanuary 25, 2020Education, Education Research, Reading Instruction, Reading Wars, Whole Language Reading
Don’t Kentucky’s students deserve at least 50 – 50 odds of learning to read well? Education, Transparency and Accou...Richard InnesDecember 29, 2019ACT, NAEP, Reading Instruction, Reading Wars
Another testimony about problems with reading instruction from an unusual source – The National Council on Teacher Quality Education, Transparency and Accou...Richard InnesJuly 20, 2019Achievement Gaps, Balanced Literacy, Phonics, Phonics Vs- Whole Language, Reading Instruction, Reading Wars, Whole Language ReadingComment