Kentucky Board of Education grants additional COVID-19 flexibility to the...
At its Aug. 6 meeting, the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) approved two emergency regulations that will provide districts with additional flexibility as they head into the 2020-2021 school year.
View ArticleKentucky teachers address state Senate on COVID-19 impact
Four Kentucky teachers addressed the Kentucky Senate Education Committee on Jan. 7 regarding the impact of remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleEighteen new students selected for KDE’s 2021-2022 Commissioner’s Student...
Eighteen Kentucky public high school students have been named to the 2021-2022 Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) announced on May 28.
View ArticleMorehead State University launches scholarship for Appalachian new teacher...
Morehead State University’s (MSU’s) Volgenau College of Education announced a new scholarship program, the Appalachian Future Educators (AFE) Scholars Program, for new teacher candidates from...
View ArticleRowan County’s Velda Kissick receives 2022 Kentucky Education Support Staff...
Velda Kissick, a paraprofessional at the Bluegrass Discovery Academy in Rowan County, was honored with the 2021-2022 Kentucky Education Support Staff Professional (KESSP) Award on Feb. 24.
View ArticleSix districts named to the KDE’s third cohort of Local Laboratories of Learning
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has named six districts to the third cohort of the Local Laboratories of Learning (L3s), a key part of United We Learn, KDE’s new vision for the future of...
View ArticleKentucky Coalition for Advancing Education discusses progress of L3 cohorts
The Kentucky Coalition for Advancing Education (KCAE) met virtually on March 29 to discuss the progress of Cohorts 1 and 2 of the Local Laboratories of Learning (L3) and welcome the newly formed Cohort 3.
View ArticleKentucky students discuss school safety policy suggestions, amplifying...
A week following the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, students on the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council (SAC) discussed some policy suggestions for...
View ArticleNominate outstanding education support staff for the 2023 RISE Award
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is accepting nominations of outstanding educational support staff for the national 2023 Recognizing Inspirational School Employees (RISE) Award.
View ArticleKentucky schools, districts recognized for best practices at 2022 Continuous...
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) recognized nine schools and three school districts for best practices during the 2022 Continuous Improvement Summit, held at the Central Bank Center in...
View ArticleKDE announces winners of 32 CTE Showcase mini-grants
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE's) Office of Career and Technical Education (OCTE) has announced the list of 32 schools that will receive mini-grants to help defray expenses as they...
View Article‘We’re all in’: How schools across Kentucky are using project-based learning...
Thanks to $7 million in financial support from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, the Kentucky Department of Education has a...
View ArticleDeeper learning is already happening in Kentucky’s classrooms
Back in December, I wrote a column about what I considered to be deeper learning, a topic that you probably hear educators discuss a lot these days. While we have avoided laying out an official...
View ArticleTwenty-five new members selected for KDE’s 2023-2024 Commissioner’s Student...
Twenty-five public high school students have been named as new members of the 2023-2024 Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) announced on May 22.
View Article22 Kentucky Teacher Achievement Award winners named for 2024
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) announced the selection of 22 outstanding Kentucky educators as recipients of the 2024 Kentucky Teacher Achievement Awards on July 5. These teachers qualify...
View ArticleNew Rowan County superintendent Michael Rowe wants students to feel safe, secure
Michael Rowe began working in education 25 years ago. He now has experience as a principal in different schools, along with experience as superintendent of Lincoln County Schools in central Kentucky....
View ArticleStudents from 13 pathways participate in 2024 Career and Technical Education...
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE's) Office of Career and Technical Education (OCTE) hosted a showcase of 13 different career and technical education (CTE) pathways on Feb. 7 to celebrate CTE...
View ArticleEducator Spotlight: Sara Heather Peyton
Sara Heather Peyton, a history teacher at Rowan County High School and a 2024 Kentucky Teacher Achievement Award winner, has spent 13 years in the classroom. She started her career at Leestown Middle...
View ArticleTen educators selected for Kentucky Innovative Learning Network’s teacher...
The Kentucky Innovative Learning Network (KY ILN) has announced the selection of 10 educators for its 2024-2025 Innovative Teacher Fellowship program.
View ArticleKBE’s Kevin C. Brown Strategic Priority Award presented to Rowan County Schools
Rowan County Schools was named the winner of the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE’s) 2024 Kevin C. Brown Strategic Priority Award at its Feb. 6 regular meeting.
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