PHOTOS: 2026 STLP State Championship
Run by KDE’s Office of Education Technology, the Student Technology Leadership Program uses project-based learning, technology utilization and digital content creation to empower student achievement.
Students engage in vibrant learning at 2026 STLP State Championship
More than 20,000 people attended the 2026 Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP) State Championship at Rupp Arena in Lexington on April 24.
Russell High School students create safety alert mapping system for their school and win STLP state championship
A group of six Russell High School (Russell Independent) students created a safety alert system for their school to help first responders during school emergencies.
Summit Elementary students create social studies learning experience and win STLP State Championship
A group of three students at Summit Elementary School (Boyd County) created a website called Mystery History to teach their fellow students about social studies in a fun, engaging way.
Kammerer Middle School students led drone competition for STLP State Championship project
Students at Kammerer Middle School (Jefferson County) led a drone competition and taught students how to fly drones as part of their Student Technology Leadership Project (STLP) State Championship project.
Fairdale High School students’ STLP state championship project rewards student participation in school activities
Fairdale High School (Jefferson County) students helped boost student participation in school activities through an application they created called the Paw Print.
Superintendents hear updates on digital readiness, opportunities for Kentucky students during webcast
Staff members with the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Office of Education Technology shared data on Kentucky’s technology use during the Superintendents Webcast on Jan. 14.
Kentucky Department of Education uses ESSER pandemic relief money to support digital learning coaches
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has been helping districts with digital learning coaches, spending $3.2 million dollars of funding from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) fund to either help districts hire digital learning coaches or supplement what they have already been doing.
Warren County’s Shane Baker receives $25,000 Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award
Shane Baker, a 3rd-grade teacher at Jennings Creek Elementary School (Warren County), was celebrated on Oct. 26 as the latest Kentucky educator to receive the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award.
KBE honors Henderson County’s assistive technology team with 2023 Grissom Award
The Henderson Assistive Technology Team (HATT) was presented with the 2023 Grissom Award for Innovation in Special Education at the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE's) Aug. 3 regular meeting.