The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has been awarded $3 million over the next four years to support the continued development of United We Learn, the bold new vision for the future of public education in Kentucky that was created with stakeholders from across the Commonwealth.
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).
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) Portrait of Learner/Graduate Subcommittee met for the first time on May 16 to begin taking steps to create a vision statement describing what a learner should know and be able to do before they graduate high school.
The Kentucky Coalition for Advancing Education (KCAE) met virtually on March 29 to discuss the progress of Cohorts 1 and 2 of the Local Laboratories of Learning (L3) and welcome the newly formed Cohort 3.
Education Commissioner Jason E. Glass joined leaders from Kentucky Colleges of Education on March 23 to discuss how they can use the principles of the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) United We Learn vision for the future of public education in their education preparation programs.
Several common themes and patterns about what changes need to be made in Kentucky’s public education system emerged during the most recent meeting of the Kentucky Coalition for Advancing Education (KCAE). Many coalition members agreed that more Kentucky students will thrive if state assessments look at more than a simple snapshot of a child.
Shelby County’s Local Laboratory of Learning met on Dec. 2 at Southside Elementary School to begin thinking about what accountability and assessment could look like for Shelby County students.
It’s been a little over a year now since I joined the Kentucky Department of Education as its commissioner. During that time, my focus has been on listening to the people of my home state telling us what is working in education in the Commonwealth and where we need to improve.
Commissioner of Education Jason E. Glass, center, speaks to students Dakota Overall, left, and Sydnie DeWeese at Old Kentucky Home Middle School during his tour of Nelson County Schools on Nov. 18. Glass’ tour included stops at the Samuel’s Field Airport and the Guthrie Opportunity Center.Photo by Audrie Lamb, Nov. 18, 2021 Kentucky’s Commissioner of Education Jason E. [...]
Kentucky Department of Education leadership met with district leaders on Nov. 16 for the department’s monthly Superintendents Webcast to provide details on litigation surrounding House Bill 563.