Brigitte M. Blom
@brigitteblom.bsky.social
President & CEO, Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
#KY funds public schools through a formula called SEEK. It’s been in place since 1990. SEEK will be an important conversation in #KYGA26 budget session. To start with a foundational information, we’re providing this analysis w/additional links embedded.
HOW HAS SEEK FUNDING SHIFTED SINCE 2008? | Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
www.prichardcommittee.org
April 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Timely research on important topics helps us respond effectively and support communities & schools to do the same. Thank you, @Harvard @HarvardGSE
Family Engagement Can Help Ease Absenteeism in Schools
#GroundswellKY
Family Engagement Can Help Ease Absenteeism in Schools
#GroundswellKY
www.gse.harvard.edu
April 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Timely research on important topics helps us respond effectively and support communities & schools to do the same. Thank you, @Harvard @HarvardGSE
Family Engagement Can Help Ease Absenteeism in Schools
#GroundswellKY
Family Engagement Can Help Ease Absenteeism in Schools
#GroundswellKY
Kentucky Family Friendly schools are proving that engaging families makes a difference for students - and for our communities. Kudos to Calvert City Elementary!
Calvert City Elementary School: Increasing family engagement
Calvert City Elementary School hosted a math night during the spring of 2024. Photo courtesy of Kendra D. Glenn
In the fall of 2020, I took on the role of principal at Calvert City Elementary School...
www.kentuckyteacher.org
March 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Kentucky Family Friendly schools are proving that engaging families makes a difference for students - and for our communities. Kudos to Calvert City Elementary!
The U.S. Department of Education is a symbol of Americans belief that education is for All.
That symbol, and the reality of coming together as a vast nation of individual states under one national banner of education, has set us apart from other countries and made us strong.
That symbol, and the reality of coming together as a vast nation of individual states under one national banner of education, has set us apart from other countries and made us strong.
March 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The U.S. Department of Education is a symbol of Americans belief that education is for All.
That symbol, and the reality of coming together as a vast nation of individual states under one national banner of education, has set us apart from other countries and made us strong.
That symbol, and the reality of coming together as a vast nation of individual states under one national banner of education, has set us apart from other countries and made us strong.
Looking for a silver lining? Here’s the one I see:
“The Republican Party platform, which Trump shaped, also called for better connecting education to work opportunities, an issue that could be a rare point of bipartisan cooperation on education policy.”
“The Republican Party platform, which Trump shaped, also called for better connecting education to work opportunities, an issue that could be a rare point of bipartisan cooperation on education policy.”
Trump expected to pick Linda McMahon to lead, and possibly dismantle, Education Department
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2024/11/20/trump-expected-to-pick-linda-mcmahon-for-education-secretary/
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2024/11/20/trump-expected-to-pick-linda-mcmahon-for-education-secretary/
Ready for a fight? Trump to pick wrestling exec Linda McMahon to head education department
President-elect Trump is expected to pick the co-chair of his transition team to lead the education department. She has little experience in education and may be asked to dismantle the agency.
www.chalkbeat.org
November 20, 2024 at 1:59 AM
Looking for a silver lining? Here’s the one I see:
“The Republican Party platform, which Trump shaped, also called for better connecting education to work opportunities, an issue that could be a rare point of bipartisan cooperation on education policy.”
“The Republican Party platform, which Trump shaped, also called for better connecting education to work opportunities, an issue that could be a rare point of bipartisan cooperation on education policy.”
Releasing findings from a study examining how Kentucky parents view educational opportunities. "The State of Educational Opportunity in KY".
Thank you 50CAN and @marcportermagee.bsky.social
Read the full report here: bit.ly/3CB6pO8
#KentuckySchools #KentuckyEducation #FamilyEngagement
Thank you 50CAN and @marcportermagee.bsky.social
Read the full report here: bit.ly/3CB6pO8
#KentuckySchools #KentuckyEducation #FamilyEngagement
November 19, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Releasing findings from a study examining how Kentucky parents view educational opportunities. "The State of Educational Opportunity in KY".
Thank you 50CAN and @marcportermagee.bsky.social
Read the full report here: bit.ly/3CB6pO8
#KentuckySchools #KentuckyEducation #FamilyEngagement
Thank you 50CAN and @marcportermagee.bsky.social
Read the full report here: bit.ly/3CB6pO8
#KentuckySchools #KentuckyEducation #FamilyEngagement
Important piece here.
Balfanz said schools need to be asking: “Who has a pathway, who doesn’t?”
A #meaningfuldiploma should put young people on a pathway to success for them.
Balfanz said schools need to be asking: “Who has a pathway, who doesn’t?”
A #meaningfuldiploma should put young people on a pathway to success for them.
November 19, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Important piece here.
Balfanz said schools need to be asking: “Who has a pathway, who doesn’t?”
A #meaningfuldiploma should put young people on a pathway to success for them.
Balfanz said schools need to be asking: “Who has a pathway, who doesn’t?”
A #meaningfuldiploma should put young people on a pathway to success for them.
First BlueSky post!
Today, we kicked-off Family & Community Engagement in Education with a celebration of 54 schools and early care centers as Family Friendly School CERTIFIED!
What a great day to be in #Kentucky!
#FamilyFriendlySchool #FamilyEngagement @andybeshear.bsky.social
Today, we kicked-off Family & Community Engagement in Education with a celebration of 54 schools and early care centers as Family Friendly School CERTIFIED!
What a great day to be in #Kentucky!
#FamilyFriendlySchool #FamilyEngagement @andybeshear.bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 9:02 PM
First BlueSky post!
Today, we kicked-off Family & Community Engagement in Education with a celebration of 54 schools and early care centers as Family Friendly School CERTIFIED!
What a great day to be in #Kentucky!
#FamilyFriendlySchool #FamilyEngagement @andybeshear.bsky.social
Today, we kicked-off Family & Community Engagement in Education with a celebration of 54 schools and early care centers as Family Friendly School CERTIFIED!
What a great day to be in #Kentucky!
#FamilyFriendlySchool #FamilyEngagement @andybeshear.bsky.social