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First In Reform: The Adoption Of Common Core State Standards In Kentucky, Richard E. Day
First In Reform: The Adoption Of Common Core State Standards In Kentucky, Richard E. Day
Curriculum and Instruction Faculty and Staff Scholarship
On February 11, 2010, in an unprecedented joint meeting, the chairs of the Kentucky Board of Education, the Council on Postsecondary Education, and the Education Professional Standards Board signed a resolution directing their respective agencies to implement the Common Core State Standards in English/language arts and mathematics. This act formalized Kentucky’s commitment to integrate the nascent standards into the state’s public education system – the first state to do so. This article will trace the antecedents to Kentucky’s adoption of the standards as one expression of the late 20th century/early 21st century “corporate school reform movement” as manifested in the …
A Southern Progressive: M. A. Cassidy And The Lexington Schools, 1886-1928, Richard E. Day, Lindsey N. Devries
A Southern Progressive: M. A. Cassidy And The Lexington Schools, 1886-1928, Richard E. Day, Lindsey N. Devries
Curriculum and Instruction Faculty and Staff Scholarship
The 42-year career of M. A. Cassidy exemplifies the transition of public school leadership in Kentucky from non-educators who held religious-political ideologies to professional progressive educators who sought to make Kentucky schools more efficient through expertise and scientific management. This concept was fully adopted in Section 183 of the Kentucky Constitution (1891) which required the General Assembly to “provide for an efficient system of common schools throughout the state.” Confident that professional educators were best suited to devise solutions to social problems, and justified by the twin notions of equality of educational opportunity and meritocracy, Cassidy was part of a …
Bert Combs And The Council For Better Education: Catalysts For School Reform, Richard E. Day
Bert Combs And The Council For Better Education: Catalysts For School Reform, Richard E. Day
Curriculum and Instruction Faculty and Staff Scholarship
A history of the beginnings of the Council for Better Education and their successful litigation, Rose v Council for Better Education. The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, published continuously since 1903, is among the oldest historical journals in America but continues to provide fresh perspectives on the history of Kentucky and its people. The Register includes the work of leading scholars on the commonwealth but is widely accessible to general readers interested in Kentucky history. Published quarterly, it is a benefit of Kentucky Historical Society membership. Leading scholars whose articles have appeared in the Register include James A. Ramage, …
Each Child, Every Child, Richard E. Day
Each Child, Every Child, Richard E. Day
EKU Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Dr. Day was was invited to present at a peer-reviewed international symposium on education reform. This presentation puts the struggle for adequately funded public schools into an historical context, focusing on the Kentucky Supreme Court’s decision in Rose v. Council for Better Education.
Appendix H: Council Membership Chronological, Richard E. Day
Appendix H: Council Membership Chronological, Richard E. Day
Curriculum and Instruction Faculty and Staff Scholarship
No abstract provided.
0.2_Introductory Material 2, Richard E. Day
0.2_Introductory Material 2, Richard E. Day
Curriculum and Instruction Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Acknowledgements, Table of Contents, List of Figures, Note ot Readers
Appendix B: Bibliography, Richard E. Day
Appendix B: Bibliography, Richard E. Day
Curriculum and Instruction Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Bibliography
Appendix I: Cases Related To School Finance And Equity, Richard E. Day
Appendix I: Cases Related To School Finance And Equity, Richard E. Day
Curriculum and Instruction Faculty and Staff Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Appendix D: Council Documents, Richard E. Day
Appendix D: Council Documents, Richard E. Day
Curriculum and Instruction Faculty and Staff Scholarship
List of Council Documents reviewed
Appendix A: Primary Sources, Richard E. Day
Appendix A: Primary Sources, Richard E. Day
Curriculum and Instruction Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Primary Sources
0.1_Introductory Material 1, Richard E. Day
0.1_Introductory Material 1, Richard E. Day
Curriculum and Instruction Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Title pages
Appendix G: Council Membership By District, Richard E. Day
Appendix G: Council Membership By District, Richard E. Day
Curriculum and Instruction Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Council Membership by District
Appendix C: Council For Better Education: Chronology Of Events, Richard E. Day
Appendix C: Council For Better Education: Chronology Of Events, Richard E. Day
Curriculum and Instruction Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Council for Better Education: Chronology of Events
Appendix E: Council Expenses, Richard E. Day
Appendix E: Council Expenses, Richard E. Day
Curriculum and Instruction Faculty and Staff Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Appendix F: Council Finances, Richard E. Day
Appendix F: Council Finances, Richard E. Day
Curriculum and Instruction Faculty and Staff Scholarship
No abstract provided.