Following a detailed review of preliminary data, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) currently estimates there will be a funding shortfall for the Supporting Education Excellence in Kentucky (SEEK) fund for the 2024-2025 school year.
Staff members with the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Office of Education Technology shared data on Kentucky’s technology use during the Superintendents Webcast on Jan. 14.
Officials with the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) hosted the first of a series of town halls dedicated to discussing the Support Education Excellence in Kentucky (SEEK) funding program at the Southeast South-Central Educational Cooperative office in London on Dec. 13.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) presented information on two series of town halls being held across the Commonwealth – one on school funding and the other on assessment and accountability – during the Superintendents Webcast on Dec. 10.
Commissioner of Education Robbie Fletcher detailed his priorities for the job as well as his experiences during his first months at the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) with lawmakers at the Interim Joint Committee on Education meeting on Aug. 20.
Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) staff discussed budgetary legislation from the 2024 legislative session during the Superintendents Webcast on May 14.
Members of the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) discussed the results of the 2023 Impact Kentucky Survey during their meeting April 9-10.
The Superintendents Advisory Council discussed the current legislative session and ongoing budget talks during the council’s meeting on Feb. 21.
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.
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council met on Oct. 18, where members discussed the Kentucky Board of Education’s 2024 legislative priorities with Meredith Brewer, KDE’s executive director of education policy.