Kristin Hibbard, a moderate and severe disabilities educator at Meade County High School, was honored as the Council for Exceptional Children’s 2024 Kentucky Special Education Teacher of the Year. The naming took place during the Kentucky Exceptional Children’s Conference at the Galt House in Louisville on Nov. 25.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) shared details on the recent educator shortage survey districts participated in during the Superintendents Webcast on Nov. 14.
Dozens of Kentucky students attended the first Sources of Strength Peer Leader Summit at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College on Oct. 25.
Leaders of the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) presented data on Kentucky’s teacher shortage to state lawmakers on the Interim Joint Committee on Education on Oct. 15.
The Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) approved a measure during its meeting on Oct. 22 to start a working group made up of education stakeholders to analyze and suggest potential areas of reform within Kentucky’s teacher certification structure.
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Office of Teaching and Learning has issued a request for applications (RFA) for the fiscal year 2025 Reading Diagnostic and Intervention Fund mini-grants.
Meredith Brewer has been named the new associate commissioner in charge of the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness.
Kentucky students in the class of 2024 performed among the top of states testing 100% of their students on the ACT college admissions exam, according to data released Oct. 16.
Kentucky superintendents heard updates on a recent resolution the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) passed supporting public funds for public schools, along with KBE priorities and continued efforts to reform the state’s assessment and accountability systems during the Superintendents Webcast on Oct. 10.
Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) members approved their list of legislative priorities for 2025 during the KBE meeting on Oct. 7-8.
