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Welcome to the Belle of Louisville! Come take a cruise with us on this very special boat. She is the oldest Mississippi River-style steamboat operating today! Appointed to the National Historic Register, the Belle still uses her original equipment, most of which dates back to 1914. On this website, you can: Watch the video that […]

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Visit the Kentucky Opera in Louisville as the company prepares for a production of the American opera Susannah. A brief history of opera and descriptions of artistic styles help students develop an appreciation for this unique performance event. A backstage, behind-the-scenes tour shows the sets, costumes, lighting and make-up while providing insight into the many […]

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A simple hike through the woods turns into a learning experience for three teenagers in KET’s Electronic Field Trip to the Forest. When a forester from the Kentucky Division of Forestry joins their outing, the young hikers begin an exploration of the history of Kentucky’s forests, the natural and human influences that have shaped them, […]

Kentucky Department of Education Summit

8:30 a.m.Welcome and Overview, Jason E. Glass, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education [Timestamp: 0:00:32]National Anthem, D’Corey Johnson, Bates Elementary, Jefferson County Public Schools [Timestamp: 0:00:54] 8:40 a.m.State of Education, Gov. Andy Beshear [Timestamp: 00:17:10] 9 a.m.Keynote: Education for the Innovation EraTony Wagner, Senior Research Fellow at the Learning Policy Institute [Timestamp: 0:43:09 introductions; 0:45:50 speaking]Moderator: Lu Young, Chair, Kentucky Board of Education [Timestamp: 0:45:10] 9:45 a.m.Keynote: Beyond KERA- What Will Kentucky’s Next Chapter Be?Sen. David Givens, R-Greensburg, President Pro Tempore, Kentucky General Assembly [Timestamp: 1:36:49 speaking]Rep. David Meade, R-Stanford, Speaker Pro Tempore, Kentucky General Assembly [Timestamp: 1:36:49 speaking]Moderator: Aaron Thompson, President, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education [Timestamp: 1:32:00 introductions, 1:34:17 speaking] 10:45 a.m.Reaction Panel: Education for the Innovation Era and Beyond KERA – What Will Kentucky’s Next Chapter Be? [Timestamp: 2:12:15 introductions] —Brigitte Blom, Executive Director, The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence [Timestamp: 2:18:53 speaking]Allison Martin, Senior Director of Corporate Citizenship and Digital Communications, GE Appliances [Timestamp: 2:16:20]Sen. Gerald Neal, D-Louisville, Kentucky General Assembly [Timestamp: 2:21:24 speaking]Laura Peavley, 2021 Kentucky Middle School Teacher of the Year (Jefferson County Public Schools) [Timestamp: 2:14:58]Moderator: Ashli Watts, President and CEO, Kentucky Chamber [Timestamp: 2:13:29 speaking] 1:15 p.m.Keynote: Achieving Our Aspirations: Emerging Policy and Practice [Timestamp: 2:53:49 introductions]Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education [Timestamp: 2:58:55]Moderator: Gene Wilhoit, Founder, Center for Innovation in Education, former Kentucky Commissioner of Education [Timestamp: 2:56:09] 2 p.m.Reaction Panel: Achieving Our Aspirations: Emerging Policy and Practice [Timestamp: 3:39:15 introductions]Justin Bathon, Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership Studies at the University of Kentucky [Timestamp: 3:43:57]Rep. Tina Bojanowski, D-Louisville, Kentucky General Assembly [Timestamp: 3:46:47]Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr., 2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year (Montgomery County Schools) [Timestamp: 3:42:56]Carmen Coleman, Chief Academic Officer, Jefferson County Public Schools [Timestamp: 3:45:30]Moderator: Byron Darnall, Associate Commissioner, Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness, Kentucky Department of Education [Timestamp: 3:40:31] 3 p.m.Keynote: Student Mental Health: Conversations and Solutions with Kentucky Students [Timestamp: 4:24:10 introductions] Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman [Timestamp: 4:25:31]Members of the Kentucky Department of Education Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council [Timestamp: 4:38:52] 4 p.m.Keynote: A Search for Common Ground [Timestamp: 5:23:30 introductions]Frederick M. Hess, Director of Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute [Timestamp: 5:28:21]Pedro A. Noguera, Dean, University of Southern California Rossier School of Education [Timestamp: 5:28:21]Moderator: Sharon Porter Robinson, Vice-Chair, Kentucky Board of Education [Timestamp: 5:26:25] 5 p.m.Day 1 Recap, Jason E. Glass, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education [Timestamp: 6:24:13]

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KET looks at the fugitive slave movement in the one-hour documentary Kentucky’s Underground Railroad—Passage to Freedom. Many Kentucky people and sites played fascinating and critical roles in the story of slavery, abolitionism, and the Underground Railroad. Though no actual railroad existed, the term refers to the escape of enslaved African Americans through secret pathways, both […]