Kentucky School for the Blind hosts 2025 graduation ceremony
The Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) celebrated five graduates during its commencement ceremony on May 21.
NASBE Highlights State Innovation to Transform High Schools in Kentucky, Indiana and Washington
These states are part of NASBE’s High School Transformation State Network, which builds the capacity of state boards to enable rich student experiences that foster content mastery and durable skills.
Commissioner Jason E. Glass visits Jenkins Independent, Knott County and Letcher County schools following catastrophic floods
Kentucky Education Commissioner Jason E. Glass and Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) Chair Lu S. Young were joined this week by two officials from the U.S. Department of Education on a two-day visit to seven eastern Kentucky school districts impacted by the July 2022 flooding.
Kentucky Board of Education honors special education teachers with 2022 Grissom Award
Barbara Washington and instructional partners Alexis Patterson and Jeanine Mosher were presented with the 2022 Grissom Award for Innovation in Special Education at the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE) Aug. 3 regular meeting.
Charter school legislation clears House, makes its way to Senate
Legislation aimed at opening charter schools in the Commonwealth cleared the House and is on its way to the Senate following an unusual process in which the Kentucky General Assembly sought to expedite its approval.
Op Ed: Charter school bill has serious deficiencies
As chair of the Kentucky Board of Education and a 31-year veteran of Kentucky public schools, I am extremely disappointed with House Bill (HB) 9 and its slim passage by the House of Representatives today.
State leaders back multi-agency priorities to strengthen education to workforce pipeline
State leaders gathered in Frankfort today to discuss their full support of the work of the Commonwealth Education Continuum, a multi-agency effort launched last year to improve Kentucky’s education to workforce pipeline.
Kentucky Education Summit provides a clear path forward for education in the Commonwealth
I have always admired that our Commissioner of Education, Jason E. Glass, often refers to himself as the Commonwealth’s chief learner. As chair of the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE), I also held a similar title while attending the 2021 Kentucky Education Summit – chief listening officer.
Legislative committee considers KBE mask regulation, governor says it remains in effect
Commissioner of Education Jason E. Glass was joined by Kentucky Board of Education Chair Lu Young to testify before the Kentucky General Assembly’s Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee for nearly three hours on Aug. 17 regarding the KBE’s recently adopted emergency regulation requiring universal masking in schools.
KBE approves emergency mask regulation to mitigate COVID-19 spread in schools
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) approved an emergency regulation on Aug. 12 to require all individuals inside public school facilities to wear a face covering. The move came at an emergency meeting in response to the highly contagious COVID-19 delta variant.
