Gov. Andy Beshear’s office, in partnership with the Kentucky Department of Education, has opened the nomination window for the 2026-2027 Kentucky Education Support Staff Professional Award.
Former Lyon County Director of Special Education Miranda B. Reed and the Oldham County Schools Exceptional Children Services Program were presented with the 2026 Grissom Award for Innovation in Special Education at the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE’s) meeting on Aug. 6.
Applications are now open for the 2026-2027 United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP), a merit-based program that takes the most outstanding high school students from around the country to Washington, D.C., for a week-long study of the federal government and the people who lead it.
Established to gather student feedback on critical issues impacting students and schools, the council connects Kentucky students with Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) staff to develop ideas to strengthen student voice and transform education.
Members of the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Office of Teaching and Learning shared revisions to the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Social Studies at the General Assembly’s Interim Joint Committee on Education (IJCE) meeting on June 2.
Longtime educator and award-winning Superintendent Tom Shelton was posthumously named the recipient of the David Karem Award for Excellence in Education Policy during the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE’s) regular meeting on June 4.
Twelve Kentucky students are among 627 high school students named as semifinalists in the 2026 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields.
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) presented the 2026 Robinson Award for Diversity and Equity in Public Education to Rhonda Logsdon, the executive director of Kentucky Special Involvement Network (KY-SPIN), at its April 9 meeting.
Five new Kentucky public school educators have been named to the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Teachers Advisory Council (TAC) to serve a term from March 2026 to March 2029.
House Bill (HB) 257, a bill to reimagine Kentucky’s state assessment and accountability systems, passed out of the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee on Feb. 4 with no opposition.