MEDIA ADVISORY: 2025 STLP State Championship taking place April 23 in Lexington
The Kentucky Department of Education’s Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP) State Championship shines a spotlight on the most vibrant examples of student-led learning through technology in Kentucky.
Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council gives feedback on revised assessment and accountability framework
Members of the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council gave feedback on the current assessment and accountability framework at their April 15 meeting.
KDE’s Summer Boost program to provide books and other resources in 34 districts
Thirty-four districts and 35 sites will be participating in the 2025 Summer Boost: Reading and Mathematics Program, a partnership between the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Office of Teaching and Learning and the Summer Food Service Program.
Pay, support and respect critical to tackling teacher shortages
Emerging from the pandemic, we’ve all heard increasing concerns about the current state of the teaching profession, both here in Kentucky and nationally. As districts struggle with filling positions both in the classroom and in support roles, we are seeing some noticeable strains in the educator workforce.
2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year: Because I applied…
Almost two years ago, I quietly received an email that I was nominated for the 2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year. I remember thinking that I would never be picked because I didn’t feel like I had done anything worth celebrating.
Thanking Kentucky’s support staff for their vital role in student success
One of the things I miss most being commissioner of education is the ability to be out in our schools every day. While I love my position and the opportunities it gives me to help shape policies and state priorities, the school building is where the rubber meets the road.
KBE seeking applicants for KHSAA Board of Control at-large position
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE), through the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), is seeking an individual to serve on the Kentucky High School Athletic Association’s (KHSAA’s) Board of Control to fill an at-large position that will become vacant on June 30, 2024.
Kentucky Advising Academy awards mini-grants to 17 schools to support workforce readiness and advising
The Kentucky Advising Academy (KAA) recently awarded mini-grants reimbursable up to $5,000 to 17 Kentucky K-12 public schools and area technology centers to support postsecondary readiness advising.