U.S. Department of Education launches Presidential 1776 Award
The U.S. Department of Education has launched the Presidential 1776 Award, a nationwide competition recognizing exceptional student knowledge of America's founding.
Federal government notifies KDE it will release previously withheld education funding
On July 25, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) received notice from the United States Department of Education (USED) that beginning next week, USED will release the remaining Elementary & Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title program funding that was previously withheld.
U.S. Department of Education call for student performing arts talent
The U.S. Department of Education (USED) has a Student Performing Arts Initiative and maintains an ongoing repository of student performing arts talent, which may be matched to specific events that amplify the mission and initiatives of USED.
U.S. Department of Education announces schedule and new process to launch 2025-2026 FAFSA form
Starting Oct. 1, USED will release the 2025-2026 FAFSA form for testing with a limited set of students and institutions. USED will make the application available to all students on or before Dec. 1.
Application period open for U.S. Department of Education’s 2024-2025 School Ambassador Fellowship program
Launched in 2007, the School Ambassador Fellowship is a unique professional engagement experience designed to improve the outcomes for students nationwide by leveraging the voices of outstanding school-based practitioners to inform the U.S. Department of Education on a range national education policy issues.
KDE’s Office of Special Education and Early Learning receives nearly $10 million for postsecondary transition opportunities
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE) Office of Special Education and Early Learning (OSEEL) is receiving nearly $10 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Education’s Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) for postsecondary transition opportunities for students with disabilities.
KDE seeking public comment on waiver request related to federal funding
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is seeking public comment on the state’s request to waive the carryover limitation for Title I, Part A and to extend the period of availability of funds from four programs under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Kentucky superintendents share progress in flood-ravaged areas, receive update on SAFE funding for impacted districts
Superintendents from eastern Kentucky school districts that were devastated by the July flooding shared some good news about their progress during a virtual meeting with leadership from the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) on Sept. 1.
Commissioner Jason E. Glass visits Jenkins Independent, Knott County and Letcher County schools following catastrophic floods
Kentucky Education Commissioner Jason E. Glass and Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) Chair Lu S. Young were joined this week by two officials from the U.S. Department of Education on a two-day visit to seven eastern Kentucky school districts impacted by the July 2022 flooding.
Fixing a broken law
This blog is the third in a series about the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act. My two previous blogs, Let the games begin and Grappling with testing questions provide additional background information. Terry Holliday This week, it was my honor to represent Kentucky and my fellow chief state school officers at a U.S. Senate Health, Education, [...]