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National statistics continue to indicate that students in the United States lag behind most countries in math and science achievement. Given the ever-expanding complexity of the technological and economic landscape facing our children, the University of Kentucky recognizes that achievement in mathematics and science is essential to prepare students for professional success. It is also necessary for the nation to concern itself with educational improvements in those subjects to be in a position of advantage when global economic revival occurs. |
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Researchers at the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Education are working with officials from an eastern Kentucky school district to design an advanced leadership development program specifically for service to rural areas. The project’s developers believe that the program has excellent potential to benefit underserved school districts across the United States. Rural communities have long struggled to attract and retain skilled educational leaders in their schools, said Tricia Browne-Ferrigno, principal investigator and professor at UK. This research project, she said, is an aggressive response to this persistent shortage that ultimately affects the quality of a school’s educational system. |
The three-year project will culminate in a model program in advanced leadership development for practicing and non-practicing certified administrators. It will be implemented in the Pike County school district. The long-term implications of this program’s success are that schools in underserved populations may have access to better educational leadership. These leaders would have insight into the unique needs of rural school districts and would be more likely to serve these schools. That, in turn, will help improve schools and assure better academic success for students in rural districts. |
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| For more information, contact: Dr. Tricia Browne-Ferrigno (859) 257-5504 ferrign@uky.edu |
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