Interim Commissioner Kevin C. Brown’s Aug. 14 letter to families
I know these are frustrating times for all of Kentucky’s public school families.
Rules for school sports due to COVID-19 in the works, Kentucky superintendents told
As the usual opening practice dates for fall sports approach, Kentucky school districts are concerned about how to operate athletic programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Commissioner Julian Tackett of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) answered some imminent questions Tuesday during the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE) weekly Special Superintendents’ Webcast.
KDE releases reopening guidance on school workplace health and safety
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) released new reopening guidance on July 6 on school workplace health and safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Computer safety contest accepting entries
The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) is conducting a national K-12 Computer Safety poster contest to encourage young people to use the Internet safely and securely and to craft messages and images that will best resonate with their peers across the country. The contest is open to all public, private or home-schooled students in grades K-12. The deadline [...]
Cities awarded federal dollars to encourage walking, biking to school
More than $1.5 million in federal money will be provided to eight Kentucky communities to help them complete projects aimed at encouraging and enabling students to walk or bicycle to school safely, Gov. Steve Beshear announced yesterday.