Five educators named to KDE’s Teachers Advisory Council
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.
Bill to improve Kentucky’s assessment, accountability systems passes out of House Education Committee
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.
Bullitt County Public Schools receives KBE’s Kevin C. Brown Award
Bullitt County Public Schools was honored with the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE’s) 2025 Kevin C. Brown Strategic Priority Award at its Feb. 5 regular meeting.
KDE accepting applications for the School Counselor Advisory Council
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is accepting applications for the School Counselor Advisory Council.
Patrick Graboviy and Ethan Morgan named 2026 U.S. Senate Youth Program delegates; Ayesha Hamid and Joel Shalom selected as alternates
Patrick Bogdan Graboviy, a junior at North Oldham High School (Oldham County), and Ethan Cameron Morgan, a senior at Marshall County High School, will join Sen. Mitch McConnell and Sen. Rand Paul in representing Kentucky during the 64th annual U.S. Senate Youth Program (USSYP) Washington Week, to be held March 7-14.
KDE’s Allison Johnson named 2025 Kevin M. Noland/Mary Ann Miller Award winner
Allison Johnson, assistant program administrator in the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Office of Special Education and Early Learning’s Transition Education Unit, was named the recipient of the 2025 Kevin M. Noland-Mary Ann Miller Award at the Dec. 4 Kentucky Board of Education meeting.
Four Kentucky elementary schools qualify as National Blue Ribbon Schools
Four Kentucky elementary schools met the criteria to be named National Blue Ribbon Schools (NBRS) by the U.S. Department of Education and will be recognized at the Kentucky Board of Education meeting on Dec. 4.
Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters receives KBE’s 2025 Kelly Award for Business and Education Partnership
The Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters (IKORCC) was presented with the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE’s) 2025 Kelly Award for Business and Partnership at its Oct. 2 meeting.
Two Kentucky students named 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholars
Two Kentucky students are among 161 high school students named to the U.S. Presidential Scholars class of 2025 for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields.
Twelve new members selected for KDE’s 2025-2026 Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council
Twelve public high school students have been named as new members of the 2025-2026 Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council, joining nine returning members.