Blessings in a Backpack, the only national organization solely dedicated to feeding kids on the weekend, has appointed Thomas Tucker, deputy commissioner and chief equity officer for the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), as the board’s newest member.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Chronic Absenteeism Working Group met for the first time since the pandemic on July 19 to discuss the issues surrounding attendance and how to get students to come to school.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is seeking public comment on a request to the U.S. Department of Education (USED) to extend the waiver related to the number of students participating in the alternate assessment aligned with alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS).
KDE partners with more than 170 school districts and community organizations to offer nutritious meals, recreational fun and educational activities while school is out of session at more than 2,000 sites across the Commonwealth. Meals are provided to children 18 and under.
Members of the School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council (SCAAC) discussed new prototypes for the Commonwealth’s assessment and accountability system during the council’s meeting on July 16.
The Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) approved regulatory changes during a special meeting on July 15, following the passage of different bills by the Kentucky General Assembly earlier this year.
The U.S. Department of Education’s (USED's) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services issued its 2024 Determination Letters on State Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and for the 15th consecutive year, Kentucky has received the highest rating for meeting the requirements and purposes of IDEA Part B.
At the Momentum 2024 conference on July 9, educators from all around the state convened at the STEAM Academy in Lexington to share deeper learning techniques with their colleagues.
Staff members with the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) presented prototypes to revamp the Commonwealth’s assessment and accountability system during the Superintendents Webcast on July 9.
Public school educators interested in serving on the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Commissioner’s Teachers Advisory Council (TAC) may apply now.