Wayne D. Lewis, Jr., PhD
There is no doubt about it. Our nation is dealing with an emergency the likes of which most of us never imagined. Regardless of our age, income, background, or station
Read MoreLEAD Public Schools is a high performing, homegrown network of charter schools in Nashville serving predominantly low-income students of color. The network recently unveiled a new teacher compensation model aimed
Read MoreIn a new paper, Dr. Macke Raymond makes the case that rising rates of high school graduation for American students is a false positive of student success and graduates’ readiness
Read MoreThere is currently a bit of controversy around the US Department of Education (REAP) and one of its programs for funding rural school districts across the country. You may be
Read MoreOne of my favorite teacher preparation programs at Belmont is our Teacher Residency Program. I think I am so fond of the program because it is intended to directly address
Read MoreI often hear American public education described as the great equalizer. It is not, but it should be. Truthfully, American public education has never been anything close to an equalizer
Read MoreI was attending a meeting in the Board Room at the Kentucky Department of Education. This was prior to my time as Commissioner. I was serving on an accountability steering
Read MoreI never aspired to become a teacher, and no one had ever suggested I consider it. But there I was, at the age of 23, entering teaching through a post-baccalaureate
Read More[Taken from the Commissioner of Education’s Report to the Kentucky Board of Education, June 5, 2019] I have had the honor and privilege of leading the Kentucky Department of Education
Read MoreOver the last few weeks I’ve heard the conversation about free college in Kentucky pick up steam. There’s more and more interest in tuition-free options for college in the state.
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