Education Matters

Education Matters is KET's monthly series exploring the educational issues that face Kentuckians. The program is hosted by KET's public affairs reporter, Bill Goodman.

In April on Education Matters:

Turning Around Struggling Schools

What are the characteristics of successful schools? And what can be done to help struggling schools improve? Travel to Western Kentucky to discover why Ballard Memorial High School has made the biggest academic gains of any high school in the state. And join host Bill Goodman and his guests as they explore the impact of education reform on the issue of struggling schools.

Explore answers to this question in the March edition of Education Matters. See the complete on-air schedule.

April guests:

  • Sally Sugg, associate commissioner, Office of Leadership and School Improvement, KDE
  • Dr. Aaron Thompson, interim vice-president for academic affairs, Council on Postsecondary Education
  • Brady Link, superintendent, Christian County Public Schools

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April's Episode:

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Assessment in Teaching and Learning
How student assessment is changing under SB1-09RS

Afterword:

bonus video thumbnailNorth Grand

Length: 00:29:34

"North Grand" is a mini-documentary about the principal of an inner-city school in Chicago and her struggle to improve her students' graduation rate. It was produced as part of The Principal Story, a national PBS documentary on school leadership funded by The Wallace Foundation. For related information and resources, go to The Principal Story Web site.

Upcoming Episodes:

No new programs are scheduled for the summer.

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to Ballard Memorial High School for allowing KET to record at their facility.

To watch more...

Current and past shows are available on our Archived Videos page.