KDE News Releases and Advisories

September 25, 2024

24-250 - Education Professional Standards Board to hold virtual meeting Sept. 30​​

September 25, 2024

24-249 - Kentucky superintendents discuss study phase of assessment and accountability prototypes

September 24, 2024

24-248 - A Subcommittee of the Committee for Mathematics Achievement to meet Sept. 25​

September 24, 2024

24-247 - Kentucky schools and districts recognized for best practices at the 2024 Continuous Improvement Summit

September 23, 2024

24-246 - MEDIA ADVISORY: 2023-2024 School Report Card data to be released under embargo Oct. 1; press availability set for commissioner on Oct. 2​

September 23, 2024

24-245 - Five Kentucky public schools named 2024 Blue Ribbon winners​

September 20, 2024​

24-244 - Kentucky Board of Education Awards Committee to hold virtual meeting Sept. 26​​

September 20, 2024​

24-243 - Commissioner's School Counselor Advisory Council to meet virtually Sept. 26

September 20, 2024

24-242 - Child and Adult Care Food Program eligibility guidelines revised​

September 19, 2024

24-241 - Kentucky Department of Education hosts Homeless Children and Youth Conference​

September 19, 2024

24-240 -  School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council hears update on assessment and accountability prototypes​

September 18, 2024

24-239 - KDE's Health Education and Physical Education Advisory Panels and Review Committee working group to meet Sept. 20​

September 17, 2024​​

24-238 - Local Superintendents Advisory Council to meet virtually Sept. 24​

September 17, 2024​

24-237 - A Subcommittee of the Committee for Mathematics Achievement to meet Sept. 18​

September 16, 2024​

24-236 - Commissioner’s Teachers Advisory Council gives feedback on chronic absenteeism

September 16, 2024

24-235 - Family Partnership Council will meet Sept. 24​

September 13, 2024

24-234 - KDE seeking feedback on new assessment and accountability prototype

September 13, 2024

24-233 - Superintendents hear about newest Kentucky assessment and accountability prototype during webcast​

September 12, 2024

24-232 - Kentucky State Police, Kentucky Department of Education issue statement on recent school threats​​

September 11, 2024​

24-231 - ​KDE's School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council will meet Sept. 17​​

September 11, 2024

24-230 - Testing Board of Review to meet Sept. 18

September 10, 2024

24-229 - ​Eminence Independent’s Jennifer Montgomery named 2025 Kentucky Teacher of the Year​

September 9, 2024

24-228 - Commissioner's Teachers Advisory Council to meet on Sept. 12​

September 9, 2024

24-227 - REMINDER: KDE to announce 2025 Kentucky Teacher of the Year at Sept. 10 ceremony​

September 6, 2024

24-226 - Kentucky School for the Blind acquires new braille reading devices

September 6, 2024

24-225 - KDE seeks nominations from Kentucky schools for 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program​​

September 6, 2024

24-224 - Commissioner's Principals Advisory Council gives feedback on support and resources for principals and chronic absenteeism​​

September 6, 2024

24-223 - Commissioner's Teachers Advisory Council to meet on Sept. 12

September 5, 2024

24-222 - A Subcommittee of the Committee for Mathematics Achievement to meet Sept. 9​​

September 4, 2024

24-221 - Education Professional Standards Board to hold virtual meeting Sept. 9​

September 3, 2024

24-220 - MEDIA ADVISORY: KDE to announce 2025 Kentucky Teacher of the Year at Sept. 10 ceremony​

September 3, 2024

24-219 - ​Nominations open for the 2025 Kentucky Education Support Staff Professional Award

August 30​, 2024

24-218 - Commissioner's Student Advisory offers feedback on a new college and career platform, discusses strategies to address chronic absenteeism​

​August 30, 2024

24-217 - Commissioner’s Principal Advisory Council will meet Sept. 5​​

August ​21, 2024

24-214 - Commissioner's Student Advisory Council to meet in-person Aug. 27​

August 20, 2024

24-212 - KDE staff elected to leadership positions in NAESPA​

August 8, 2024​

24-205 - Kentucky Board of Education discusses next steps for assessment and accountability prototypes

​August 8, 2024

24-204 - Kentucky special education directors, KSD principal and Purpose in Action Parker Hannifin Collaboration team receive 2024 Grissom Award

August 7, 2024

24-203 - Governor appoints three new Kentucky Board of Education members; reappoints four others​

24-202 - Register for the 2024 Continuous Improvement Summit

​August 5​, 2024​

24-201 - The Kentucky School for the Deaf Advisory Board will meet Aug. 15​

August 1, 2024​

24-200 - KDE joins “Every Student Counts!” initiative, kicks off chronic absentee campaign​

​August 1, 2024

24-199 - Kentucky applications now open for the 2025 U.S. Senate Youth Program

July 22, 2024

24-190 - KDE’s Chronic Absenteeism Working Group begins district, community-focused discussion to address school attendance issues​

July 16, 2024

24-184 - Education Professional Standards Board approves regulatory changes regarding teacher complaints

​July 12, 2024

24-183 - MEDIA ADVISORY: No Kid Hungry to Honor National Summer Hunger Hero from Kentucky​​​

July 12, 2024

24-182 - Jefferson County arts educator selected to serve as Kentucky Board of Education nonvoting teacher member​​

July 12, 2024

24-181 - Kentucky receives highest rating for special education implementation for 15th consecutive year​

July 11, 2024​​

​24-180 - ​​KDE's Local School Board Members Advisory Council to meet on July 19​​

July 11, 2024​

24-179 -KDE's School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council will meet on July 16​​ 

July 11, 2024

24-178 - ​Education Professional Standards Board to hold special meeting on July 15​​

24-177 - Kentucky Department of Education uses ESSER pandemic relief money to support professional deeper learning collaboration​
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July ​8​, 2024​

24-175 - KDE's State Advisory Panel for Exceptional Children to meet July 18​

July ​8​, 2024

24-174 - Testing Board of Review to meet July 17

​July 5, 2024

24-173 - Woodford County student selected to serve as the Kentucky Board of Education’s new non-voting student member​

June 26, 2024

24-170 - Kentucky student competes in 2024 Braille Challenge Finals​​

June 21, 2024

24-169 - Educators gather to learn evidence-based literacy practices during Kentucky Reads to Succeed Summer Conference​

June 10, 2024​

24-157 - Testing Board of Review to meet June 20​​

June 10, 2024

24-156 - Commissioner’s Principal Advisory Council will meet June 13

June 7, 2024

24-155 - Commissioner’s Teachers Advisory Council discusses using artificial intelligence as a learning partner​

June 7, 2024

24-154 - KBE accepting nominations for 2024 Kelly Award for Business and Education Partnership

June 7, 2024

24-153 - Kentucky Board of Education hosts student showcase of defenses of learning

June 6, 2024

24-152 - Deanease Jameson named winner of 2024 David Karem Award for Excellence in Education Policy​​

May 31, 2024

24-144 - Education Professional Standards Board to hold special meeting on June 4​

May 29, 2024

24-142 - Commissioner's Teachers Advisory Council to meet on June 6​​​

May 24, 2024

24-138 - 2022-2023 financial transparency data released on Kentucky School Report Card​​​

May 17, 2024​

24-134 - Kentucky School for the Deaf welcomes Lynn Petrey as principal for the 2024-2025 school year​​

​May 17, 2024

24-133 - Kentucky School for the Blind Advisory Board hears update on facility upgrades​​​

May 10, 2024​

24-128 - ​​KSD Advisory Board hears about ongoing principal search, CTE pathway updates​

May 10, 2024

24-127 - ​Education Professional Standards Board to hold virtual special meeting on May 14​​

​May 10, 2024

24-126 - Renee Farrell honored with Paul J. Langan Award during Kentucky School for the Blind Founder’s Day event​​

May 9, 2024

24-125 - Five Kentucky students named 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars​​​​

24-109 - UPDATED MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Incoming Commissioner of Education Robbie Fletcher on April 29, note time change
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April 22, 2024March 25, 2024

24-86 -  KDE's State Advisory Panel for Exceptional Children to meet April 18​​

March 22, 2024

24-84 - Commissioner's Student Advisory Council to hold virtual meeting March 26​​

March 21, 2024

24-83 - Kentucky Board of Education names Dr. Robbie Fletcher as the next commissioner of education​​

March 20, 2-24

24-82 - Family Partnership Council discusses chronic absenteeism and recommendations to KDE​​

March 20, 2024

24-81 - Kentucky Board of Education to hold virtual special meeting on March 21
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​March 20, 2024

24-80 - The Kentucky School for the Blind Advisory Board will not meet March 21​​

March 19, 2024

24-79 - KBE votes to enter into contract negotiations with commissioner of education finalist​​​

March 18, 2024

24-78 - Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council KBE Application Review Special Committee to meet virtually March 28​

March 18, 2024

24-77 - Kentucky Board of Education Awards Committee to hold virtual meeting March 28​

March 18​, 2024

24-76 - Commissioner’s Teachers Advisory Council KBE Application Review Special Committee to meet virtually March 25

March 18​, 2024

24-75 - KDE's Health Education and Physical Education Advisory Panels to meet on March 22​

March 15, 2024

24-74 - KDE’s Principals Advisory Council hears updates on assistant principal training, EPSB actions​​​

March 15, 2024

24-73 - KDE seeking recommendations for Kentucky Exemplary Educators Program

March 14, 2024

24-72 - ​Local Superintendents Advisory Council to meet virtually March 26​

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March 12, 2024

24-71 KDE Superintendents Webcast focuses on cybersecurity

March 12, 2024

24-70 - Kentucky Technical Education Personnel Board will meet virtually on March 25​​

March 12, 2024

24-69 - Kentucky Board of Education to hold special meetings March 18-19​

March 11, 2024

24-68 - Kentucky Technical Advisory Committee (KTAC) will meet on March 28

March 11, 2024

24-67 - Testing Board of Review to meet March 20

March 11, 2024

24-66 - KBE names three finalists for Kentucky's next commissioner of education​​

March 08, 2024

24-65 - KDE’s Commissioner’s Teacher Advisory Council discusses artificial intelligence, educator well-being​​​

March 07, 2024

24-64 - Record number of students participate in 2024 Educators Rising Kentucky conference​​​​

March 07, 2024

24-64 - Family Partnership Council will meet March 19​​

March 06, 2024

24-63 - Commissioner’s Principal Advisory Council will meet March 14​

March 05, 2024

24-62 - Feedback sought on draft Kentucky Academic Standards for Visual and Performing Arts​

March 01, 2024

24-61 - KDE's Accelerating Innovation Committee will meet March 6

February 28, 2024

24-60 - Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council discuss school safety reports and youth mental health

February 27, 2024

24-59 - NSLP provides nutritionally balanced lunches for Kentucky students​​

February 27, 2024

24-58 - Commissioner's Teachers Advisory Council to meet on March 7​​

February 23, 2024

24-57 - Commissioner's Student Advisory Council to hold virtual meeting Feb. 27​

February 23, 2024

24-56 - Superintendents Advisory Council discusses budget, SEEK funding​

February 21, 2024

24-55 - Kentucky Board of Education Interview Committee to hold virtual meeting on March 8​

February 21, 2024

24-54 - Kentucky Board of Education Interview Committee to hold virtual meeting on March 7​​​

February 19, 2024​​​​

24-53 - ​​Committee for Mathematics Achievement to meet virtually on Feb. 26​

February 14, 2024

24-03 - Feedback sought as KBE searches for a new education commissioner​​