By KPR
Frankfort, KY – It's not just the students in the classrooms across Kentucky who are learning new subjects this year. Classes are underway in many sections of the state. It's also a time of learning for many educators from Kindergarten through college. The last in a series of workshops designed to orient college faculty and staff on recently enacted education reforms is scheduled Monday in Williamsburg. Dr Aaron Thompson with the State Council on Postsecondary Education says these new academic standards will hopefully reduce the need for remediation.
"When they do come, we're hoping that in a fairly quick measure, we'll be able to see in a formative way how many students are moving passed the developmental courses into courses that are for credit, graduation credit. We expect to see that fairly soon."
In addition to establishing new academic standar ds, senate bill one set out a new testing and accountability system for pre-school through the 12th grade. The new law also requires collaboration among educational agencies.