Grants available to accelerate literacy of primary students
The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) is offering grants of up to $55,000 to support colleges of education in implementing the Kentucky Reading Project for Read to Achieve.
KDE’s Local Superintendents Advisory Council hears updates on legislation, amendments to education records regulation
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Local Superintendents Advisory Council (LSAC) heard updates on House Bill (HB) 9, Senate Bill (SB) 9, amendments to policies on school-related student trips, and revisions to a regulation regarding student records and hearing procedures during its April 12 meeting.
KBE approves regulation placing more requirements on schools using corporal punishment
The Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) had the opportunity to host the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) on its campus for the board’s regular meeting on Dec. 1. As part of a packed schedule, the board approved a regulation relating to the use of corporal punishment.
Bill to greatly expand early literacy education unanimously passes Senate committee
A bill to expand early literacy education efforts statewide passed the Senate education committee, which would incorporate existing Read To Achieve efforts.
Building literacy from the ground up
At Simmons Elementary guided reading and a literacy coach help move more students to reading proficiency by 3rd grade.
Gov. Bevin makes appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions
Gov. Matt Bevin made several appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions.
FY2015 Read to Achieve (RTA) RFA Awards
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has announced that the review process for the FY2015 Read to Achieve (RTA) RFA is complete. Awards can be found on the KDE Competitive Grant Awards site. As always, awards are contingent on available funding and districts/schools meeting programmatic and budgetary requirements. At this time, the budget bill (HB235) has not been enacted by [...]
Read to Achieve grant application available online
A Read to Achieve (RTA) grant application was posted on the Kentucky Department of Education website on Dec. 9, and this opportunity will close on February 3, 2014. KDE has received several inquiries about whether schools with existing RTA grants have to reapply. This is a brand new grant opportunity, so all interested schools (current and new) have to apply; however, part [...]
Request for Application being issued for Read to Achieve
The Office of Next Generation Learners is issuing a RFA for the “Kentucky Read to Achieve: Reading Diagnostic and Intervention Grant.” This program is established in KRS 158.792, under the intent that elementary schools provide diagnostic reading assessments and intervention services for those students who need them in order to learn to read at the proficient level. This grant provides [...]