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 U.S. Department of Education (USED) has a Student Performing Arts Initiative and maintains an ongoing repository of student performing arts talent, which may be matched to specific events that amplify the mission and initiatives of USED.
Starting Oct. 1, USED will release the 2025-2026 FAFSA form for testing with a limited set of students and institutions. USED will make the application available to all students on or before Dec. 1.
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.
The Green Ribbon Schools initiative is a federal recognition aimed at promoting school sustainability.
The Kentucky Department of Education successfully completed the Differentiated Monitoring and Support (DMS) 2.0 audit from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), marking a significant milestone for our state.
Safe storage of firearms is an important prevention tool that can be used to help keep schools, homes, and communities safe from gun violence.
Launched in 2007, the School Ambassador Fellowship is a unique professional engagement experience designed to improve the outcomes for students nationwide by leveraging the voices of outstanding school-based practitioners to inform the U.S. Department of Education on a range national education policy issues.
Amy Sample, principal of Saint Xavier High School, an all-boys Catholic school, is one of nine school leaders across the country to win the award.
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE) Office of Special Education and Early Learning (OSEEL) is receiving nearly $10 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Education’s Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) for postsecondary transition opportunities for students with disabilities.