KDE launches toolkit to help educators support LGBTQI+ youth
As part of its commitment to support the health and safety of all students, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has created a new webpage to house resources for educators seeking to support students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, asexual, intersex, nonbinary and individuals who identify their sexual orientation or gender identity in other ways (LGBTQI+).
KDE seeking feedback on draft assessment blueprint for science
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is seeking feedback on the assessment blueprint for science.
Governor’s Office of Early Childhood releases new Early Childhood Standards and Family Guides
Kentucky’s newly revised Early Childhood Standards and Family Guides were officially launched at the Early Childhood Institute on June 21-22.
Why we all need to pay attention to the shrinking teacher pipeline
Last month I met with the Kentucky Legislature’s Interim Joint Committee on Education to talk about the teacher workforce. The legislators and I talked about a lot about ways we might be able to encourage more people to go into teaching and how to keep our current teachers in their classrooms.
Now is the time for innovation in higher education
In his famous 1961 “moon shot” speech, President John F. Kennedy told Congress, “Now it is time to take longer strides, time for a great new American enterprise, time for this nation to take a clearly leading role in space achievement, which in many ways may hold the key to our future on earth.”
What is a portrait of a learner?
As schools transitioned away from the high-stakes accountability environment of No Child Left Behind in 2015, many Kentucky schools and districts began a journey toward deeper, more personalized learning as a path to equity for ALL learners.
Applications open for ClassTag $10,000 Community Engagement Grant
Applications are open for the ClassTag Community Engagement Grant recognizing a U.S. school district for the most creative ways they have engaged with their families, staff and community at large. Grant applications are open through July 20.
Kentucky Department of Education’s Transformational Change Series for School Leaders Led by Mike Rutherford
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Transformational Change Leadership Series, led by Mike Rutherford, consists of three one-day conference experiences offered in both Lexington (Central Bank Center) and Bowling Green (Hyatt Place) from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. local time.