The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Office of Special Education and Early Learning (OSEEL) is using federal funding to award scholarships to 87 Kentucky high school students with disabilities.
Six years ago, former Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC) Associate Director Dessie Bowling had an idea for a sustainable program that would give area technology center (ATC) students an opportunity to build tiny houses in eastern Kentucky.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) announced on July 7 the launch of its Equity Playbook with 70 public school districts across the Commonwealth opting into the project.
The U.S. Department of Education’s (USED's) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) issued its 2022 Determination Letters on State Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
As part of its commitment to support the health and safety of all students, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has created a new webpage to house resources for educators seeking to support students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, asexual, intersex, nonbinary and individuals who identify their sexual orientation or gender identity in other ways (LGBTQI+).
Kentucky’s newly revised Early Childhood Standards and Family Guides were officially launched at the Early Childhood Institute on June 21-22.
The Kentucky Coalition for Advancing Education (KCAE) met virtually for the last time on June 23 to celebrate the accomplishments of the team, the cohorts and the Local Laboratories of Learning (L3s).
During the Kentucky Technical Advisory Committee (KTAC’s) regular meeting on June 22, representatives from the national Center for Assessment updated council members on the process to set the standards for the state’s accountability system that is going into effect this fall.
During the summer months, the Summer Food Service Program, which is administered by the Kentucky Department of Education, will provide meals at no cost from June through August to children 18 and under who are from low-income families. The department partners with school districts and community organizations statewide to offer nutritious meals, recreational fun and educational activities while school is out of session.
Education Commissioner Jason E. Glass joined Bullitt County students a guest reader during the Summer Boost program at the Hillside Community Center and Northside Apartments on June 15.