Kentucky Department of Education

The Kentucky Department of Education regularly produces publications, videos and documents to help educators, parents and others understand and make the most of our education system. Many of these items are available on-line at no cost. Most items can be purchased at a nominal fee (to recover production costs). For more information on purchasing publications and other resources, visit the KDE On-line Bookstore.

KDE Bookstore - The Kentucky Department of Education produces and sells a number of tools and resources for use by educators, parents and others who are interested in the state's education system. These include a variety of publications and other resources. Their focus includes curriculum, instructional techniques, best practices, school and district governance and other topics.

Kentucky Schools Directory - The Kentucky Schools Directory provides staffing and contact information for all 174 Kentucky School Districts and the Kentucky Department of Education. To contact KDE staff, use the Contact Us function. Buy a hard copy of the Directory To use the directory, click on the icon below. If you have ...  

Kentucky Curriculum Documents & Resources - Kentucky's Curriculum Documents include the Program of Studies, Core Content for Assessment, Transformations, and other supporting documents such as the Implementation Manuals, Instructional Materials (formerly referred to as textbooks) Adoption information.

Kentucky Teacher - Kentucky Teacher, the Kentucky Department of Education’s flagship publication since 1992, is now an online publication.

Public Education in Kentucky - Kentucky's system of public education is getting results - results so positive that educators throughout the nation and the world are using it as a model for their own school improvement efforts.  This document describes the five core principles that support Kentucky's public education system.

Report on the 10th Anniversary of Education Reform in Kentucky - The attached report is the Kentucky Department of Education's assessment, at the ten-year mark, of our efforts. It was produced in April 2000 and provides a historical context for our education reform initiative....