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Governor:Steve Beshear
Commissioner of Education:Terry Holliday
Quality Counts state grade:C+
Pre-K-12 enrollment:673,128
Number of school districts:176
Number of public schools:1,554
Number of public school teachers:42,042
Unadjusted education spending per student:$8,957
Percent minority students:18.1%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:56.6%
Percent of students with disabilities:15.2%
Percent of English-language learners:2.4%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:38.8%
8th grade math:30.7%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:35.5%
8th grade reading:36.3%

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Participating districts would gain more flexibility on such core issues as curriculum, instruction, funding, and school scheduling.
November 6, 2012 - Education Week
On the new tests, the first in the nation to be explicitly aligned to the common core, students scoring "proficient" or better fell by a third or more.
November 2, 2012 | Updated: November 19, 2012 - Education Week
Added rigor is welcomed, but lower scores sting as states roll out new tests—and brace for the common core.
June 5, 2012 - Education Week
To meet expectations of the common standards, Kentucky’s social studies and science teachers are teaching reading strategies.
April 23, 2012 - Education Week
It would be created to specifically fund innovative public school projects designed to help students achieve.
February 7, 2012 - Education Week
Now that all states can collect data on students' progress, it's time to make it useful, says the Data Quality Campaign.
January 24, 2012 - Education Week
December 13, 2011 - Education Week
At the forefront of collecting and sharing student data, Kentucky has seen big improvements in college-going and remediation rates.
November 15, 2011 - Education Week
A Louisville, Ky., high school boasts big gains in reading and math a year into the federal School Improvement Grant program.
October 3, 2011 - Education Week
A Kentucky high school takes stock after the first phase of its efforts under a federal School Improvement Grant.
June 6, 2011 - Education Week

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