KY Board

The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) is accepting nominations for the Kelly Award for Business and Education Partnership.

The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) at its June 2 meeting heard how the preschool per-child funding rates will be impacted due to a decrease in state-funded preschool enrollment during the pandemic, as well as plans to help schools with student recruiting efforts and providing reassurance to parents about in-person services.

Janice Harris, executive administrative secretary and office manager in the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Office of Education Technology, received the inaugural Teresa Perry Compassion Award during the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE) meeting June 2.

Members of the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council (SAC) have teamed up with Thomas Woods-Tucker, KDE deputy commissioner and chief equity officer, to create a video to discuss what equity means to them.

The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) named Terry Holliday as the 2021 recipient of the Karem Award for Excellence in Education Policy during its regular meeting on June 2. Holliday, who served as Kentucky’s fifth commissioner of education from 2009 to 2015, is the chair of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

The Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) and the Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) will have 13 students participating in the Supplemental School Year Program (SSYP) during the 2021-2022 school year. The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) approved the schools’ and students’ requests during a May 18 special meeting.

During their April 7 meeting, the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) heard an update on the third round of federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding, which is on its way to Kentucky school districts.

Teacher Kyri Demby and Jefferson County Public Schools board chair Diane Porter are the recipients of this year’s Robinson Award for Diversity and Equity in Public Education.

Gov. Andy Beshear appointed Jamie Bowling to the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) on March 12 to serve the remainder of her late husband Mike Bowling’s term.

Gov. Andy Beshear appointed Jamie Bowling to the Kentucky Board of Education on March 12.