September 2024
Eminence Independent’s Jennifer Montgomery named 2025 Kentucky Teacher of the Year
Growing up in Trimble County without running water or telephone service, Jennifer Montgomery said parts of her past have inspired her to incorporate project-based learning into her classroom.
2025 Kentucky Teacher of the Year is ‘Living embodiment of the belief that all students can learn and achieve at a high level’
Jennifer Montgomery, an English teacher at Eminence Independent Middle School, hopes to ignite a sense of passion with her students through her own love of literature.
August 2024
Nine Kentucky Teacher Achievement Award winners named for 2025
These teachers qualify to compete for the 2025 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Award, which will be announced in September.
December 2022
Kentucky Women in Education Leadership cohort announced by KASA
The Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) announced its 2023 Kentucky Women in Education Leadership (KWEL) cohort.
June 2022
Kentucky Board of Education holds 2022 Educator Excellence Recognition
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) held its 2022 Educator Excellence Recognition luncheon during its June 8 meeting in Frankfort.
August 2021
Semifinalists named for 2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year
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.
July 2021
24 Kentucky Valvoline Teacher Achievement Award winners named for 2022
The Kentucky Department of Education and Valvoline Inc. have selected 24 outstanding Kentucky educators as recipients of the 2022 Valvoline™ Teacher Achievement Awards (TAA). These teachers qualify to compete for the 2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Award, which will be announced in September.
January 2020
TAC meets in Frankfort to discuss Impact Kentucky, GoTeachKY
Representatives from the Kentucky Department of Education met with the Teacher’s Advisory Council to highlight KDE initiatives.
April 2018
Kentucky Board of Education begins graduation requirements revamp
The Kentucky Board of Education kicked off its examination of the state’s graduation requirements at its regular meeting April 11 with a national overview of what other states are doing to ensure their high school graduates can successfully transition to careers and college.
March 2018
Four Kentuckians attend national teacher leadership forum
A team of four Kentucky educators attended the MBA Research National Leadership Forum Jan. 26-29 in Columbus, Ohio.