Preparations for Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) 200th anniversary are underway, Principal Toyah Robey informed the KSD Advisory Board at its Aug. 10 virtual meeting.
The U.S. Department of Education (USED) has approved the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (APR ESSER) plan.
Cody Pauley Johnson of Pikeville resigned from the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) on Aug. 10.
In response to the highly contagious COVID-19 delta variant, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Aug. 10 an executive order requiring face coverings in Kentucky’s public and private schools, regardless of vaccination status.
Justin Mitchell, a social studies teacher at Franklin-Simpson Middle School in Simpson County, has been named the Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) 2021 Kentucky History Teacher of the Year.
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) approved several emergency regulations during its Aug. 5 regular meeting to help districts prepare for the ongoing effects the COVID-19 pandemic may have on the 2021-2022 school year.
Kim Hawkins, director of preschool and special education at Allen County Schools, was presented with the 2021 Grissom Award for Innovation in Special Education at the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE) Aug. 5 meeting.
As students return to school, Kentucky drivers are being reminded of the laws that apply to keep students safe.
The Local Superintendents Advisory Council (LSAC) on Aug. 3 approved an emergency regulation related to paid leave for district employees who are quarantined due to COVID-19.
Ten outstanding teachers from across the state – four elementary, three middle and three high school – are semifinalists for the 2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year award, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and Valvoline Inc. announced on Aug. 2.