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COVID-19 Updates and Information for P-12 Education

Published: 5/27/2020 9:31 AM

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Kentucky Department of Education

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(502) 892-6968

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COVID-19 NEWS FROM KDE

Kentucky school districts urged to communicate P-EBT program with families (May 29, 2020)

Interim Commissioner Kevin C. Brown’s May 29 letter to families (May 29, 2020)

Department for Public Health offers COVID-19 guidance to Kentucky’s superintendents (May 27, 2020)

KDE releases guidance on social emotional health for when schools reopen (May 26, 2020)

Interim Commissioner Kevin C. Brown’s May 22 letter to families (May 22, 2020)

Guest Columns: An Open Letter to the Class of 2020 (May 22, 2020)

Kentucky students eligible for new emergency food benefits (May 22, 2020)

Gov. Beshear introduces contact tracing to Kentucky’s superintendents (May 21, 2020)

Kentucky’s superintendents dive into KDE reopening guidance document during webcast (May 20, 2020)

KDE releases guidance on how districts can use federal ESSER funds (May 19, 2020)

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