April 29, 2009

Delegate Vira Sitalo looks on a class of first graders while the school's principal asks the students where Ukraine is located. The delegation of teachers and school administrators got a tast of southern culture while studying Rural Education in Louisville, KY. While there, the delegation traveled to southern Indiana to get a well-rounded perspective of the challenges facing education in rural areas.

Ukrainian teachers view U.S. model

By Katheran Wasson

Louisville, KY

April 29, 2009

A group of five educators from the Ukraine is in Frankfort this week, looking at rural schools in the U.S. for strategies they can take home.

Ukrainian school administrators, two interpreters and American volunteers toured Elkhorn Middle School Tuesday, armed with digital cameras and notepads.

They met with Superintendent Harrie Buecker about government funding...Continue reading.