During the summer months, the Summer Food Service Program – also called Sun Meals – is administered by the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE). The program provides meals at no cost from late May through August to children 18 and under in low-income areas. KDE partners with school districts and community organizations statewide to offer nutritious meals, recreational fun and educational activities while school is out of session.
The Case Method Institute (CMI) is offering two options this summer for educator professional development.
A total of 70 outstanding Kentucky educators who successfully completed the nationally recognized National Institute for School and System Leadership (NISL) program during the 2025-2026 school year.
The competition is open to K-12 schools in Kentucky with an active garden. Students create an original squash-based recipe using school garden-grown ingredients.
Registration is now open for the 2026 Kentucky Behavior Institute, hosted by the Kentucky Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders on June 15-16 at the Galt House in Louisville.
As a follow-up to the recent Superintendent Focus Group on IDEA Monitoring, the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Office of Special Education and Early Learning is launching a new "Myth Busters" series through the office’s weekly “News You Can Use” publication to address common misconceptions we’ve heard from districts across the Commonwealth.
Applications are now open for both the Kentucky Center for Mathematics (KCM) K-5 Numeracy Counts Teacher academies and Partnership Institute for Math and Science Education Reform (PIMSER) Administrator Numeracy Counts academies.
On April 15, the last day of the legislative session, the General Assembly passed Senate Bill 197. The bill included a section related to Kentucky’s college entrance exam that would place limitations on the use of general funds and require a new procurement for a college entrance exam for the 2026–2027 school year.
Thirty-five sites in 34 school districts will be participating in the 2026 Summer Boost: Reading and Mathematics Program, a partnership between the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and the Summer Food Service Program.
Did you know that Kentucky teachers that achieve National Board Certification are eligible for a rank change and an annual $2,000 stipend? Learn more about how becoming National Board Certified can impact your practice and improve outcomes for your students!