Federal program lowers cost of internet connectivity for Kentucky families
Many Kentucky families qualify for a program aimed at increasing access to internet services for school-age children.
Kentucky students eligible for new emergency food benefits
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) and the Kentucky Department of Education are partnering to provide food assistance to families who have lost access to free or reduced-price school meals during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency.
SNAP training session to be offered in Bowling Green
The Kentucky Center for Mathematics will offer a SNAP (Student Numeracy Assessment Progressions) training session June 1-2 in Bowling Green. The two-day course for K-2 teachers, teaching assistants and parent volunteers is an introduction to the assessment and advancement of early learning of numbers and arithmetic. The registration deadline is April 28. Click here for more information or to register.
SNAP training session to be offered in Lebanon
The Kentucky Center for Mathematics (KCM) will offer a SNAP (Student Numeracy Assessment Progressions) training session July 20-21 in Lebanon. The two-day course for K-2 teachers, teaching assistants and parent volunteers is an introduction to the assessment and advancement of early learning of numbers and arithmetic. The registration fee is $200; the registration deadline is July 10. Click here for [...]
School meal access expanded for children in need
Kentucky, Illinois and Tennessee will participate in the initial year of an innovative universal free meal service option that makes it easier for low-income children to receive meals in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. The “Community Eligibility Option” will allow schools in high-poverty areas to eliminate the use of applications and provide free breakfast and lunch to [...]