A group of education stakeholders and policymakers will gather in Frankfort on Sept. 13 and 14 to participate in a standard-setting process that will culminate in recommended cut scores that define performance expectations for each indicator and the overall school rating in Kentucky’s accountability system.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has been awarded $3 million over the next four years to support the continued development of United We Learn, the bold new vision for the future of public education in Kentucky that was created with stakeholders from across the Commonwealth.
Several current and former members of the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council (SAC) continued their advocacy efforts for student mental health during the Aug. 16 meeting of the Kentucky legislature’s Interim Joint Committee on Education in Frankfort.
As students and teachers return to the classroom in the coming weeks, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) provided superintendents with several resources to prepare schools for the new school year.
The S.T.O.P. tip line is a free, anonymous tip submission system that can be used by schools to provide students, staff, parents and community members with a way to report concerning behavior, threats of harm, threats towards the school and other types of information online or via telephone.
The Kentucky Board of Education held several discussions around online, virtual and remote learning during its regular meeting on Aug. 3, held at Lake Cumberland.
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Local Superintendents Advisory Council (LSAC) approved several proposed amendments to regulations during its regular July 26 meeting.
During the Kentucky Technical Advisory Committee (KTAC’s) regular meeting on June 22, representatives from the national Center for Assessment updated council members on the process to set the standards for the state’s accountability system that is going into effect this fall.
After eight years of being a state-managed or state-assisted district, Menifee County Schools has been released from state assistance.
As the country continues to face challenges in recruiting and retaining teachers, Kentucky Education Commissioner and Chief Learner Jason E. Glass and others from the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) presented before the Interim Joint Committee on Education on June 7 to discuss how to increase and maintain the state’s teacher workforce.