Members of the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) began a new series of virtual meetings with a discussion on school district funding, financial reporting and the KBE’s role over budgets and contracts.
Kentucky superintendents heard the latest on efforts to combat chronic absenteeism with the You Belong! - Attendance Matters campaign during the Superintendents Webcast on Dec. 11.
Sydney Newton, an English language arts teacher at Taylor County High School, was honored Dec. 16 as the latest Kentucky educator to receive the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award. Newton was presented with the award, which includes a $25,000 unrestricted cash prize, in a surprise ceremony at her school that included students, faculty, and district and community leaders.
Members of the Kentucky High School Transformation Work Group met for the first time on Dec. 3.
Kentucky Board of Education members discussed Kentucky’s latest assessment and accountability results, along with efforts to improve education outcomes and potential next steps, during their meeting on Dec. 3-4.
Three educators have been honored as 2025 Kentucky Exemplary Educators Program (KEEP) award winners by the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE).
Members of the Local Superintendents Advisory Council (LSAC) recommended approval of revisions to 702 KAR 3:130, regulations for internal accounting for school activity funds, during their meeting on Nov. 25.
Commissioner of Education Robbie Fletcher and members of the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) presented information about the Model Framework 4.0, which would revamp the Commonwealth’s assessment and accountability systems, during the Superintendents Webcast on Nov. 18.
Lu S. Young, vice chair of the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE), has been elected to the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) Board of Directors.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) publicly released assessment and accountability data for the 2024-2025 school year on Nov. 19, as required by state statute and the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, showing students performed better in 2025 than they have in recent years across several grade levels and subjects.