The Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) approved regulatory changes during a special meeting on July 15, following the passage of different bills by the Kentucky General Assembly earlier this year.
The U.S. Department of Education’s (USED's) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services issued its 2024 Determination Letters on State Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and for the 15th consecutive year, Kentucky has received the highest rating for meeting the requirements and purposes of IDEA Part B.
At the Momentum 2024 conference on July 9, educators from all around the state convened at the STEAM Academy in Lexington to share deeper learning techniques with their colleagues.
Staff members with the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) presented prototypes to revamp the Commonwealth’s assessment and accountability system during the Superintendents Webcast on July 9.
Krishna Malhotra was among the top 50 students selected to participate in the 2024 Braille Challenge Finals. The event hosted by the Braille Institute in Los Angeles on June 21-23, included competitors from across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Nearly 1,500 Kentucky K–12 public educators and administrators attended the Kentucky Reads to Succeed Summer Conference at the Central Bank Center in Lexington on June 20 to learn more about evidence-based literacy practices for meeting the diverse needs of student readers.
The Summer Food Service Program, which is administered by the Kentucky Department of Education, will provide meals at no cost from June through August to children 18 and under who are from low-income families.
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Principal Partnership Project (P3) is seeking voices to participate in a school leader well-being video project to share with other school leaders. The project was discussed during the Commissioner’s Principal Advisory Council meeting on June 13.
Educators, superintendents, administrators, counselors and other community leaders focused on ways to help students at all levels reach graduation, despite any challenges they face along the way.
Educators Rising Kentucky, formerly known as Future Educators of America, is the Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) for middle and high school students interested in education-related careers.