Kentucky Board of Education members discussed Kentucky’s latest assessment and accountability results, along with efforts to improve education outcomes and potential next steps, during their meeting on Dec. 3-4.
Each year, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) releases assessment and accountability results for students, schools and districts across the Commonwealth. They serve as a reminder of where we are with our collective efforts to improve the education Kentucky’s children receive in the classroom.
The Kentucky Department of Education’s Kentucky Reading Academies have rapidly advanced literacy outcomes for early learners since the professional learning program began three years ago, according to a new report from a third-party evaluator.
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.
Rowan County Schools was named the winner of the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE’s) 2024 Kevin C. Brown Strategic Priority Award at its Feb. 6 regular meeting.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) publicly released assessment and accountability data for the 2023-2024 school year on Oct. 3, as required by state statute and the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.
The first cohort of teachers recently completed the Kentucky Reading Academies professional learning program, and participants offered glowing reviews of this research-based approach.
Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) team members provided an update on efforts to combat chronic absenteeism during a Superintendents Webcast on Aug. 14.
The Anchorage Independent school district is making significant strides in literacy education, thanks in large part to the collaborative culture of learning.
Nearly 1,500 Kentucky K–12 public educators and administrators attended the Kentucky Reads to Succeed Summer Conference at the Central Bank Center in Lexington on June 20 to learn more about evidence-based literacy practices for meeting the diverse needs of student readers.