Digging deeper into the educator workforce shortage
When it comes to addressing the needs of our communities, getting the best data possible about those needs is critical.
When it comes to addressing the needs of our communities, getting the best data possible about those needs is critical.
Leaders of the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) presented data on Kentucky’s teacher shortage to state lawmakers on the Interim Joint Committee on Education on Oct. 15.
Members of the Kentucky United We Learn Council continued to narrow down what new assessment and accountability systems might look like during the group’s fall convening on Oct. 21-22.
Kentucky students in the class of 2024 performed among the top of states testing 100% of their students on the ACT college admissions exam, according to data released Oct. 16.
Kentucky superintendents heard updates on a recent resolution the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) passed supporting public funds for public schools, along with KBE priorities and continued efforts to reform the state’s assessment and accountability systems during the Superintendents Webcast on Oct. 10.
Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) members approved their list of legislative priorities for 2025 during the KBE meeting on Oct. 7-8.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) continues to build on Kentucky’s top-tier internet infrastructure, partnering with Education Networks of America (ENA) by Zayo to modernize and upgrade internet connectivity within Kentucky’s 171 school districts, the Kentucky School for the Deaf, the Kentucky School for the Blind, Kentucky’s 50 area technology centers and the KDE office in Frankfort.
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 start of the school year is always an exciting time, but sometimes our communities face challenges that can overshadow the amazing things happening in our classrooms and weigh on us as people. I know there have been some very difficult moments for some districts, students, families and communities, not just in Kentucky, but across the nation.
Education leaders from across the Commonwealth gathered Sept. 26 in the Capitol Rotunda where We Lead Computer Science (CS) announced $100,000 in microgrants to chambers of commerce to work with businesses and schools to build the state’s tech talent pipeline.