The U.S. Department of Education (USED) has approved extending COVID relief funding for two small projects in Boone County – one for almost $26,000 for an interactive online learning platform and another project for almost $18,600 to fund one year of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
On March 28, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) received a letter from the U.S. Secretary of Education stating that the time to spend all federal funds related to COVID relief was amended to end on March 28. This action came after Kentucky was notified by the U.S. Department of Education (USED) in September 2024 that it could spend its remaining funds through March 2026.
Thirty-four districts and 35 sites will be participating in the 2025 Summer Boost: Reading and Mathematics Program, a partnership between the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Office of Teaching and Learning and the Summer Food Service Program.
Ag Education Week, which will be March 17-21, is a chance to bring agriculture education to elementary classrooms. It will be an all-encompassing learning experience for students, will equip educators with ready-to-use lessons and foster community involvement to create hands-on learning opportunities in agriculture.
Frank’s dedication to the students, staff and school was honored on Feb. 21 with the 2024-2025 Kentucky Education Support Staff Professional (KESSP) Award. Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, Commissioner of Education Robbie Fletcher, school district officials and Frank’s friends and family celebrated her achievement at the school.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) presented 16 awards for best practices to schools and districts during the 2024 Continuous Improvement Summit at the Central Bank Center in Lexington on Sept. 23-24.
Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman has announced that Holmes Middle School (Covington Independent) is a 2024 award recipient of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) Lt. Governors’ STEM Scholarship Program.
Seneca High School (Jefferson County) is a lot like the high school I went to growing up: it's extremely diverse, offers incredible college and vocational opportunities to its students, and is full of hope and perseverance that many from the outside just do not see.
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE's) Office of Career and Technical Education (OCTE) has announced the list of 32 schools that will receive mini-grants to help defray expenses as they represent the Commonwealth at the 2022-2023 CTE Showcase at the Capitol on Feb. 21 and the Kentucky School Board Association (KSBA) Annual Conference on Feb. 24.
At its June 9 virtual meeting, the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Commissioner’s Parents Advisory Council (PAC) provided feedback on proposed updates to “The Kentucky Family and School Partnership Guide,” previously known as “The Missing Piece of the Proficiency Puzzle,” a document designed to support schools and districts with implementing best practices for parent engagement.