Nominate 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...
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