Kentucky School for the Blind honors five graduates during 2024 commencement ceremony
The Kentucky School for the Blind celebrated five graduates during its commencement ceremony on May 21.
Kentucky School for the Deaf celebrates five Class of 2024 graduates
The Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) celebrated five seniors on May 15. The ceremony included remarks from the Interim Commissioner of Education Robin Fields Kinney, Kentucky Board of Education Vice Chair Lu Young and keynote speaker Rhonda Sue Bodner.
Impact Kentucky survey results, legislative session discussed during KDE’s Superintendents Webcast
Superintendents received an update on the third administration of the Impact Kentucky Working Conditions Survey during the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Superintendents Webcast on Jan. 16.
Kentucky Board of Education approves additional budget requests, discusses Portrait of a Learner implementation
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) approved a final list of priorities for additional budget requests during its annual retreat and regular meeting at Dale Hollow Lake State Park on Aug. 2-3.
Members of School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council hear update on Kentucky Portrait of a Learner
Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) staff members discussed progress made with the statewide Portrait of a Learner during the KDE School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council meeting on July 18.
KDE, CPE using ESSER funding to help high school graduates transition to postsecondary life
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Office of Career and Technical Education (OCTE) and the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) are working together to support high school graduates as they transition to postsecondary life.
Student at Hopkinsville High School becomes first in his family to graduate
As DeMichael Hall walked across the stage to accept his diploma, the crowd at Hopkinsville High School cheered and screamed his name. Several teachers cried.
Congratulations to the Class of 2023
May is always one of the busiest times of the year in education, as we wind up another school year and celebrate another class of seniors. This month, I wanted to write a column aimed at this year’s graduating class.
94-year-old among Kentucky School for the Deaf’s 2023 graduating class
Beulah Hester was supposed to graduate a lot sooner from the Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD). The 94-year-old went to the school from 1937 to 1948, but left before her senior year to start a family.
Kentucky School for the Blind celebrates nine Class of 2023 graduates
When Cory Wallace and Alex Hitzelberger were presented their diplomas from the Kentucky School for the Blind on May 23, they were saying goodbye to a school they had attended since they started kindergarten in 2009.