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Kentucky’s education workforce is expected to grow 3% over the next decade. However, colleges and universities need to train thousands of more teachers to address shortfalls in schools and help increase diversity among educators.
The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education unveiled those findings today as part of an in-depth look at the state’s public and private education sector. The report shows that, overall, the education field is on pace to support close to 93,300 jobs in Kentucky by 2030.
The state is already facing shortages in the education workforce, which includes teachers, administrators and counselors, and those gaps could potentially grow larger unless Kentucky produces more workers with degrees in education. The report projects that annual job openings will exceed the number of new graduates with at least a bachelor’s degree in education by more than 2,200 jobs by the end of the decade.
Gov. Beshear announces relaunch of initiative to improve Ky. teacher diversity
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By: Web Staff
and last updated 2021-03-04 10:50:40-05
FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) â Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday announced the relaunch of the Kentucky Academy for Equity in Teaching, a statewide initiative to recruit and retain a more diverse workforce of teachers.
The academy will focus on three areas: to inspire, prepare and educate the future and current teacher workforce. The initiative aims to provide grants, mentoring, coaching and training, as well as support for recruitment while working to expand pathways to educator certification. Educators are given the wonderful responsibility of helping shape the future of the commonwealth by serving our children, Commissioner of Education Jason E. Glass said. âBut we have too few people wanting to become teachers and too many teachers leaving the field shortly after they start.
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By Anastasia Gentry Feb 27, 2021
Campbellsville University has been named an enhanced affiliate of the Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS). One of the greatest benefits of the designation is that any CU faculty or student can join the membership at no cost and qualify to attend and participate in the KAS Annual Meeting, Dr. Richie Kessler, associate professor of biology/environmental studies program coordinator, said.
KAS is a membership-based scientific society with a goal to aid scientific discovery and understanding in Kentucky. Maintaining the Enhanced Affiliate designation with the Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS) is a great benefit to all CU faculty and students who work in the sciences including the academic disciplines of psychology, physics, math, biology and environmental science, Kessler said.
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WKU is a 2021 Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS) Enhanced Affiliate and faculty, staff and students may join KAS for free. KAS is a nonprofit organization fostering scientific discovery and understanding in Kentucky, with more than 4,000 members across the Commonwealth.
Membership in KAS is open to anyone with an interest in science. KAS members receive news, announcements, job and research opportunities from KAS; are eligible to apply for research grants and publish in the Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science (JKAS); receive complimentary electronic access to the Journal, and are entitled to discounted KAS annual meeting registration fees. Members may also join the Kentucky Science Speakers Bureau, or search our database and connect with fellow scientists across Kentucky.