Move toward new accountability system gathering momentum
A steering committee and a former KDE associate commissioner are leading the effort to develop a new system.
Getting ready for opening day
We’re quickly reaching the opening day on another school year and I feel just as much excitement now as I did back in my classroom. But this isn’t just another year. We have the chance to create something great in Kentucky.
Accountability work groups meet July 14
The first meeting of Kentucky’s accountability work groups will be July 14 in Elizabethtown.
Pruitt to testify before Congressional committee on ESSA implementation; public input sought on regulations
Kentucky Commissioner of Education Stephen Pruitt will testify before the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2016.
Off to a good start on a new accountability system
Last week, we had our first meeting of the Accountability Steering Committee. It is composed of 37 individuals representing teachers, principals, superintendents, community members, higher education and education advocates – including the business community, legislators and parents.