KBE accepting nominations for 2025 Kelly Award for Business and Education Partnership
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) is accepting nominations for the 2025 Kelly Award for Business and Education Partnership.
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) is accepting nominations for the 2025 Kelly Award for Business and Education Partnership.
Commissioner of Education Robbie Fletcher, leaders with the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), and superintendents Jesse Bacon of Bullitt County and Brian Creasman of Fleming County discussed the latest innovations around assessment and accountability, as well as the latest framework to revamp the Commonwealth’s systems, with state lawmakers during the Interim Joint Committee on Education meeting on June 3.
Members of the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) met with members of the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) during the KBE meeting June 4-5.
Chris Williams, an education program consultant with the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Office of Assessment and Accountability, Assessment Communication Branch, received the 2025 Teresa Perry Compassion Award during the Kentucky Board of Education meeting on June 5.
Kentucky residents can now see how much schools spend per student and other financial expenditures with a new update of the Kentucky Department of Education’s School Report Card, which was released June 5.
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) awarded the 2025 David Karem Award for Excellence in Education Policy to former Interim Commissioner of Education Robin Fields Kinney during its June 5 meeting.
Members of the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Local Superintendents Advisory Council (LSAC) discussed the latest framework to revamp Kentucky’s assessment and accountability systems during the LSAC meeting on May 27.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has appointed Jennifer Stafford to serve as the new associate commissioner of the Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA), effective July 1.
The U.S. Department of Education (USED) has approved extending COVID relief funding for two small projects in Boone County – one for almost $26,000 for an interactive online learning platform and another project for almost $18,600 to fund one year of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
During the summer months, the Summer Food Service Program – also called Sun Meals – is administered by the Kentucky Department of Education. The program provides meals at no cost from late May through August to children 18 and under in low-income areas. KDE partners with school districts and community organizations statewide to offer nutritious meals, recreational fun and educational activities while school is out of session.