Matthew Courtney, Ed.D., the policy advisor to the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE's) Office of Continuous Improvement and Support, will serve as chair of the Education Knowledge Broker Network.
Kentucky FFA’s Caroline Groth of the Locust Trace Chapter (Fayette County) was elected as the 2024-2025 Eastern Region vice president for the National FFA Organization at the 97th annual National FFA Convention on Oct. 23-26 in Indianapolis.
After undergoing a rigorous revision process that began in the winter of 2021, the revised Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Visual and Performing Arts have been adopted into law.
"The election results demonstrate that the resolution passed by the Kentucky Board of Education in October aligns with the Commonwealth’s commitment to using state funds exclusively for the common system of public schools. As commissioner, I see this as both an affirmation that a majority of Kentucky's residents supports public education and a call to action to earn the trust of ALL Kentuckians.
Members of the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council discussed ways to address vaping and substance use within schools during their council meeting on Oct. 29.
Dozens of Kentucky students attended the first Sources of Strength Peer Leader Summit at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College on Oct. 25.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) was awarded a five-year, almost $55 million Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The funding will be used to advance literacy skills for preschool through grade 12 with an emphasis on disadvantaged children, including children living in poverty, English learners and children with disabilities.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has named the new class of ambassadors for the GoTeachKY initiative.
The Kentucky Innovative Learning Network (KY ILN) has announced the selection of 10 educators for its 2024-2025 Innovative Teacher Fellowship program.
Kentucky Chief Academic Officers (CAOs) shared information on how education technology tools and resources could be used to monitor the effectiveness of interventions to reduce chronic absenteeism within schools during the EdTech Webcast on Wednesday, Oct. 16.