Teach Kentucky is a selective teacher recruitment
program that attracts motivated young people to teach
in Kentucky’s public schools, enhancing the quality of
education for our students and enriching our civic life by
retaining these bright young minds in the region.
TKY educators Elaine Zhou (2016),
Will Carter (2015), and Luke Yap (2016)
TKY educators Lizz Weir (2016), Rianna
Das (2014), and Olivia Carner (2016) at
the Teacher Recruitment Launch event.
Teach Kentucky educators and community
members gather at the Bardstown Road
Saturday morning farmer’s market.
Teach Kentucky’s new office
WE’VE MOVED!
As of October 1st, 2016, Teach Kentucky now operates out of
office space at 907 Barret Avenue! Come visit our new location!
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TEACH KENTUCKY BY THE NUMBERS
FOURTEEN YEAR
PROGRAM
CURRENT
2016 COHORT
Total teachers recruited
234
Teachers recruited from
outside of Kentucky
81%
62%
Teachers in Jefferson
County Priority Schools
71%
66%
STEM content
eligible teachers
53%
48%
Female STEM content
eligible teachers
56%
69%
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of STEM
eligible recruits
of STEM
eligible recruits
Veteran teachers
in leadership roles:
70%
Teachers currently teaching
in Kentucky or elsewhere:
Approximate number of students
taught by our teachers every day:
80%
20,680
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