AmazonSmile donates 0.5 percent of your purchases to your favorite nonprofit
Addicted to shopping on Amazon? Now you can shop AND help out your favorite nonprofit organization (Teach Kentucky, of course!). Five percent of your Amazon purchases will be donated to Teach Kentucky when you register for the AmazonSmile program.
Louisville a top ten U.S. city for home ownership
Louisville provides the cultural offerings that rival those of larger metropolitan areas where it is difficult to live comfortably on a teacher’s salary. Our affordable city is a place where educators can build a career and a home.
What’s in a Teach Kentucky recruitment weekend?
We want to share details about Teach Kentucky’s recruitment weekend, the final and pivotal point in the application process.
A Teacher’s Cure for the Winter Blues
Guest blogger and third year teacher Rianna Das gives some reasons to brave the cold and inspire middle school girls to love science.
Substantial Financial Incentives Available to STEM Content Eligible Teacher Recruits
Teach Kentucky has assembled substantial reimbursement incentives for college graduates seeking to become certified to teach Middle or High School STEM (Science, Math, Technology, Engineering) content areas in the Louisville, Kentucky region.
Why you should REALLY become a teacher
Guest blogger and third year teacher Lily Nienstedt provides a humorous and thoughtful take on five reasons to become a middle school teacher in Louisville, Kentucky.
Local gym offers free CrossFit classes to public school students
Former Teach Kentucky applicant Nicole Harp and her husband own Break the Mold CrossFit in Louisville where they have partnered with Steve’s Club to offer free classes for at-risk youth
The Louisville Water Company’s science resources benefit TKY educators
In 2016, The Louisville Water Company partnered with local Louisville nonprofit Teach Kentucky to share and distribute science curriculum resources inside regional public middle and high schools.
Teach Kentucky 2017 Recruitment Weekends Announced
Teach Kentucky 2017 recruitment weekend dates are set and planning has begun!
Teach Kentucky featured in The Voice-Tribune’s 2016 education issue
Teach Kentucky is featured in The Voice-Tribune’s 2016 education issue as an example of a local organization recruiting top teachers to Jefferson County Public Schools
Teach Kentucky educators important contributors to school turnarounds
Teach Kentucky educators are remaining in these turnaround schools, developing themselves as mature, seasoned school leaders.
Allison Fried discusses student discipline in Courier Journal article
Ask any teacher the top-five most demanding aspects of their job, and most likely “classroom management” or “discipline” will end up on the list.
Teach Kentucky educator Aubrey Holle develops student leaders through new class
What I enjoy most about my role as an educator is helping students become people who can exist and thrive in our current world. This year, I was given the opportunity to teach a class focusing on leadership.
Teach Kentucky Announces Recruitment Initiatives and Strategic Partnerships to Meet Local Demand for STEM Educators.
Teach Kentucky (TKY) announces its 2017 teacher recruitment initiatives to meet JCPS’s STEM educator demand at Louisville Water Tower Park tonight at 5:30 pm.
KSBA Highlights Teach Kentucky’s Role in Filling District’s Teacher Vacancies.
In its publication Kentucky School Advocate, The Kentucky School Board Association (KSBA) recently wrote about Teach Kentucky’s essential role in filling local school district vacancies.
Teach Kentucky’s Paul Barnwell Leads Project-based Learning Course Focused on Community Wellness.
What’s the Story? Louisville Youth Community Wellness Advocates launched on September 17th-18th, as six educators and 17 students from Fern Creek and Manual High School retreated into the woods at local Bernheim Forest to begin the learning experience.
Teach Kentucky Recognized at 2016 Women 4 Women Annual Luncheon
Teach Kentucky (TKY) was recognized as one of eight grant recipients at the 2016 Women 4 Women Annual Luncheon on Friday, September 16th
Louisville Ranked in the Top Ten US Cities Where Salary Goes the Furthest.
Louisville is one of those rare cities where there is a ton going on yet is still very affordable. Our teachers love that they can have a comfortable lifestyle on an educator’s salary.
TKY Veteran Jonathan Perez Awarded Fulbright Scholarship.
Third year teacher Jonathan Perez has been selected to receive one of 15 Fulbright scholarships awarded to University of Louisville students this year! He will be teaching English in Brazil starting in February, 2017.
Hope Street Group Fellowship Allows Teacher to Effect Education Change on a Broader Scale.
In the summer of 2015, I had the honor of being selected as a Hope Street Group Kentucky State Teacher Fellow. Hope Street Group is a nonprofit, unbiased organization funded by The Gates Foundation whose goals are to create change agents within the spheres of public education, healthcare, and careers.
