Kentucky finalists announced in Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM competition
Six schools in Kentucky have been named finalists in the 14th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM competition.
KDE’s 2024 Summer Food Service Program to provide training to potential sponsors and other interested organizations
Many Kentucky families depend on free or reduced-price meals during the school year. When school is out for the summer, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) help to ensure that children continue to receive nutritious meals to bridge the nutrition gap during these months.
Free teaching workshop to be held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
A free Teaching Black History in Kentucky professional development workshop, hosted by the Association for Teaching Black History in Kentucky, will take place on Jan. 15 at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville.
Summer programs offered for social studies professional learning
Many different organizations offer on-site professional development programs that provide you both the knowledge and experience about the topic that you can use to enhance your instruction with your students.
Interim Education Commissioner Kinney statement on education funding in governor’s proposed budget
Gov. Andy Beshear unveiled his two-year budget proposal Monday night ahead of the 2024 legislative session. Kentucky Interim Education Commissioner Robin Fields Kinney issued the following statement:
KDE accepting public comments on amended ARP ESSER plan
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) – which included more than $2 billion for Kentucky public schools – authorized a third ESSER fund that was signed into law on March 11, 2021, which is known as ARP ESSER.
Application period open for U.S. Department of Education’s 2024-2025 School Ambassador Fellowship program
Launched in 2007, the School Ambassador Fellowship is a unique professional engagement experience designed to improve the outcomes for students nationwide by leveraging the voices of outstanding school-based practitioners to inform the U.S. Department of Education on a range national education policy issues.
Apply now for 2024 summer professional development at the Library of Congress
Held at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., these professional development opportunities provide educators of all disciplines with resources and strategies to effectively integrate primary sources into K-12 classroom teaching.
CPE and KHEAA release Kentucky Innovative Scholarship Pilot Program report for 2022-2023
The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) and the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) recently released the Kentucky Innovative Scholarship Pilot Program annual report for 2022-2023.
PBS LearningMedia offers Thanksgiving education project
The Great Thanksgiving Listen is a national education project that empowers high school students to create an oral history of the contemporary United States by recording an interview with an elder over Thanksgiving weekend using the free StoryCorps app.