Tag: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Public comment sought on Kentucky waivers for flexibility on K-12 education...
The Kentucky Department of Education is accepting public comments for Kentucky’s waivers for flexibility on K-12 education funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Pruitt to host Town Hall Meetings on school accountability
Kentucky Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt will be hosting a series of regional Town Hall Meetings across the Commonwealth to gather feedback from Kentuckians on a new accountability system that has been under development for the past year.
Nov. 7 deadline for feedback on proposed federal school funding regulation
The U.S. Department of Education is seeking public comment on the proposed regulation to implement the requirement in Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, revised as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), that federal funds must supplement, and may not supplant, state and local funds.
Accountability – Taking the time to get it right
Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt shares how the new Every Student Succeeds Act will give all Kentuckians a chance to help craft a new state accountability system.
Every student succeeds
If passed, the Every Student Succeeds Act -- which is the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act -- will give a lot of accountability control back to the states.
Feedback sought on School Improvement Grant program
In coming weeks, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will be applying to the U.S. Department of Education for a School Improvement Grant (SIG).
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Fixing a broken law
This blog is the third in a series about the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act. My two previous blogs, Let the...
Holliday urges a state-led, systematic approach to ESEA reauthorization
Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday this week urged Congress to reauthorize the law governing public education in the United States by providing for a state-led,...
Reauthorizing NCLB: Let the games begin
For the first time in years, it appears there may be serious talk of trying to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Its...
Kentucky Rising initiative aims for a stronger workforce
“Kentucky's first settlers brought with them a dedication to democracy and a sense of limitless hope about the future. They were determined to participate...