Superintendents Advisory Council discusses budget, SEEK funding
The Superintendents Advisory Council discussed the current legislative session and ongoing budget talks during the council’s meeting on Feb. 21.
Kentucky Interim Education Commissioner Robin Fields Kinney’s statement on SB 192 and HB 499
I am thankful to Sen. David Givens for sponsoring Senate Bill 192 and Rep. Bobby McCool for sponsoring House Bill 499, both of which were filed late last week. These identical bills build upon the Kentucky General Assembly’s historic investment of state funds for local career and technical education (CTE) programs in the 2022 budget session.
Interim Commissioner Kinney provides update on Kentucky School for the Deaf principal search
Commissioner of Education Robin Fields Kinney told the Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) Advisory Board on Feb. 13 that the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will be reposting the school’s principal position.
KDE’s role in the General Assembly’s 2024 regular session
For those of us who work in state government, you will hear us talk about the first few months of a new year being a busy time due to the General Assembly being in session. This year is what is known as a long session, where the legislators will create the next two-year budget.
Teacher shortages are still a critical issue in Kentucky’s public schools
I know we all tend to tune out challenging news, especially when it does not improve much from year to year, but we need continue to focus on the importance of recruiting – and retaining – high-quality educators.
Interim Education Commissioner Kinney statement on education funding in governor’s proposed budget
Gov. Andy Beshear unveiled his two-year budget proposal Monday night ahead of the 2024 legislative session. Kentucky Interim Education Commissioner Robin Fields Kinney issued the following statement:
Portraits of a learner, commissioner search discussed during Kentucky Board of Education meeting
Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) members discussed how the adoption and implementation of locally-developed portraits of a learner can serve as catalysts to transform the student experience for every Kentucky learner during the KBE meeting on Dec. 6-7.
Contract finalized between KDE and commissioner search firm
The contract between the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and the executive search firm that will lead the search for Kentucky’s next education commissioner has been finalized.
Kentucky United We Learn Council focuses on ‘moonshot’ proposal during fall convening
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Kentucky United We Learn Council met for its regular fall convening on Nov. 2-3.
Warren County’s Shane Baker receives $25,000 Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award
Shane Baker, a 3rd-grade teacher at Jennings Creek Elementary School (Warren County), was celebrated on Oct. 26 as the latest Kentucky educator to receive the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award.