KBE names Robin Fields Kinney as Kentucky’s interim commissioner of education effective Sept. 30
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) on Thursday named Robin Fields Kinney as interim state commissioner of education. Kinney, an…
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Ballyshannon Middle School’s Kevin Daily, a social studies teacher, named ’24 Kentucky Teacher of Year
Kevin Dailey, a middle school social studies teacher at Ballyshannon Middle School in Boone County, has been named the 2024…
State Board of Education to meet Monday, to discuss search for next state education commissioner
By McKenna Horsley The Kentucky Lantern The Kentucky Board of Education will meet Monday to discuss its search for the…
KDE accepting applications for 2024 class of GoTeachKY ambassadors; deadline Sept. 30
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is seeking applications for the next class of GoTeachKY Ambassadors. The mission of GoTeachKY…
Two from Northern Kentucky among finalists for KDE’s 2024 Kentucky Teacher of the Year award
Ten outstanding teachers from across the state are semifinalists for the 2024 Kentucky Teacher of the Year award, the Kentucky…
KY Department of Education accepting applications for 2024 United States Senate Youth Program
The Kentucky Department of Education is now accepting applications for the 2024 United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP), a merit-based…
Three from NKY among 27 new members selected for KDE’s 2023-2024 School Counselor Advisory Council
Twenty-seven school counselors have been named as new members of the 2023-2024 School Counselor Advisory Council (SCAC), the Kentucky Department…
At Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program, ESSER funds help students find community in diversity
By Brennan Eberwine Kentucky Department of Education When students meet each other for the first time at the Kentucky Governor’s…
Kentucky Department of Education provides update on alternative routes to teacher certification
Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) officials provided an update on teacher certification to teachers and school administrators during a special…
Three Northern Kentucky teachers named recipients of KDE’s 2024 Teacher Achievement Awards
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) announced the selection of 22 outstanding Kentucky educators, including three from Northern Kentucky, as…
KDE’s Graduation Summit presented dropout prevention strategies, help for reaching students
More than 100 people traveled from across the state for the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE)’s Persistence to Graduation Summit…
KDE Summer Food Program providing meals to children 18 and under at 1800 sites across Kentucky
The Summer Food Service Program, administered by the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), will provide meals at no cost from…
KY Department of Education kicks off Summer Boost: Reading and Mathematics Program for 28 districts
Twenty-eight districts will be participating in this year’s Summer Boost: Reading and Mathematics Program, a partnership between the Kentucky Department of…
Kentucky Department of Education releases financial transparency data on Commonwealth’s schools
Kentucky residents can now see how much schools spend per student and other financial expenditures with a new update of…
Two NKY students newly appointed, two to return to KDE Commissioners Student Advisory Council
Twenty-five public high school students, including four from Northern Kentucky, have been named as new members of the 2023-2024 Commissioner’s…
Jason Glass: KDE will continue to support LGBTQIA+ young people despite legislature’s approval of SB150
Last week, the Kentucky General Assembly rushed to pass Senate Bill 150, a sweeping and harmful piece of anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation….
KY Senate committee approves legislation aimed at helping early literacy through reading research center
A bill creating a new statewide reading research center to help early literacy in the Commonwealth passed out of a…
School bus drivers serve as an important link between Kentucky’s communities and schools
Lisa Williamson has driven the same route for Crittenden County Schools twice a day every school day for the last…
State wants to identify schools using positive responses to students involved with ‘substances’
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and the Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (KDBHDID) are working…
KY recognizes teachers certified by National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; ten from NKY
Kentucky recognized 104 teachers newly certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) during virtual ceremony last week,…
KBE seeking applicants for KHSAA Board of Control at-large position to be vacated June 30
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) is seeking an individual to serve on the Kentucky High School Athletic Association’s (KHSAA)…
‘We’re all in’: Schools across KY are using project-based learning to transform classroom experiences
By Audrie Lamb and Caleb Bates Kentucky Teacher When sophomore Ava Blackledge started her chemistry class this school year, she…