Twelve new members selected for KDE’s 2025-2026 Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council
Twelve public high school students have been named as new members of the 2025-2026 Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council, joining nine returning members.
Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell on the importance of All In for Ag Education Week
Kentucky’s second statewide Agriculture Education Week will be more than teaching students where their food, fuel, and fiber come from. Like the first All In for Ag Education Week last spring, the fall version will also introduce them to career opportunities that agriculture offers and will seek to inspire them to be a part of its future.
Renewed effort to highlight the importance of regular school attendance
The beginning of the school year is always an exciting time, and I wish nothing but the best for our students and our educators as the year progresses. This has always been my favorite time of the year, welcoming students, educators and staff back into the buildings, filled with joy and the passion to learn.
KDE launches new statewide campaign to support school attendance
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has launched a new statewide campaign – You Belong! Attendance Matters – to raise awareness about the importance of regular school attendance.
Kentucky students display agriculture skills during School Garden Salsa Challenge
Students from across the Commonwealth gathered at the Kentucky State Fair on Aug. 18 to compete in the first-ever School Garden Salsa Challenge.
KDE presents new professional learning hub and chronic absenteeism campaign during Superintendents Webcast
Leaders with the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) informed superintendents about a new professional learning hub for Kentucky educators during the Superintendents Webcast meeting on Aug. 12.
JCPS chief of exceptional child education, Hogsett Primary School’s Bridges Program receive 2025 Grissom Award
Jefferson County’s Kimberly Chevalier and Hogsett Primary School’s Bridges Program were presented with the 2025 Grissom Award for Innovation in Special Education at the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE’s) meeting on Aug. 7.
LSAC members discuss new regulations on waiver requests, school improvement and bus safety
Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) staff members presented a series of proposed policies and administrative regulation changes to members of the Local Superintendents Advisory Council (LSAC) during the LSAC meeting on July 29.
Kentucky can have innovative assessment and accountability systems that encourage vibrant learning experiences
Kentucky students deserve to have vibrant learning experiences in their schools. When students have vibrant experiences in their classrooms, they have relevant, authentic and joyful opportunities for learning that truly matters to them.
KDE updates public release of accountability, assessment data for 2024-2025 school year
The Kentucky Department of Education will delay the public release of assessment and accountability scores this year to complete essential steps to ensure the accuracy of a new science assessment students took in the final days of the 2024-2025 school year.
