KDE cancels K-PREP testing for 2019-2020 school year
The Kentucky Department of Education notified all Kentucky public school superintendents March 24 that K-PREP testing for the 2019-2020 school year has been canceled.
Kentucky to apply for testing waiver from U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today that students impacted by school closures due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic can bypass standardized testing for the 2019-2020 school year. The Kentucky Department of Education will submit a waiver by the close of business on Monday, March 23.
KBE SPOTLIGHT | Sharon Porter Robinson brings interest in education policy to board
After a long career in education, self-described policy wonk Sharon Porter Robinson is working to close the gap between education policy and practice as a member of the Kentucky Board of Education.
KDE Submits Annual Performance Report Required Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
The Kentucky Department of Education submitted its Annual Performance Report (APR) to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs, as required under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
GEAR UP Kentucky putting low-income students on path to success
Students in 12 school districts will be the latest to participate in a program designed to help prepare students in low-income communities for success in postsecondary education.
Strengthening special education through teamwork
A conference for directors of special education was designed to strengthen their partnership with the Kentucky Department of Education.
KDE to showcase TRACK apprenticeship program to employers
The Kentucky Department of Education hopes to attract employers to the Tech Ready Apprentices for Careers in Kentucky youth apprenticeship program.
Growing teacher shortages will affect Kentucky students
Thousands of teaching positions in Kentucky schools remain unfilled as the start of a new school year approaches, and the Kentucky Department of Education is working to address the shortage through high school career pathways, college recruitment and alternative certifications
Kentucky high school apprenticeship program receives national attention
The Tech Ready Apprenticeship for Careers in Kentucky (TRACK) program was in the national spotlight Sept. 12 as U.S. Assistant Education Secretary Scott Stump toured a program site in Lexington as a part of the U.S. Department of Education’s “Rethink School” Back-to-School tour.
Lewis cites need for more school resource officers at roundtable
Interim Commissioner Wayne Lewis speaks at the June 26 Federal Commission on School Safety listening session at the Council of State Governments in Lexington. Lewis, along with other government officials from Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Ohio discussed ways to increase school safety in the wake of school shootings such as the ones in Marshall County and Parkland, Florida. [...]