News Releases & Advisories

KDE News Releases and Advisories

Published: 12/9/2024 4:57 PM
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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Kentucky Department of Education's Division of Communications issues news releases and media advisories about events and the top education events happening at the department. 

For more information, contact Communications Director Jennifer Ginn (jennifer.ginn@education.ky.gov) at (502) 564-2000, ext. 4601.


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December 09, 2024

December 09, 2024

December 04, 2024​

December 04, 2024

December 04, 2024

December 03, 2024
​December 03, 2024​

24-314 - Local Superintendent Advisory Council approves regulation on certification of nonpublic schools​

December 02, 2024

24-313 - ​Commissioner's Teachers Advisory Council to meet on Dec. 10

​December 02, 2024

24-312 - Kentucky Board of Education to hold virtual regular meeting on Dec. 4-5​

​December 02, 2024

24-311 - KDE accepting nominations for the 2026 Kentucky Teacher of the Year​​

November 27, 2024

24-310 - Meade County’s Kristin Hibbard named 2024 Kentucky Special Education Teacher of the Year​​

November 26, 2024

November 26, 2024​

24-308 - KDE's Health Education and Physical Education Advisory Panels and Review Committee to meet on Dec. 5​​​

November 25, 2024​​

24-307 - Education Professional Standards Board to hold virtual meeting Dec. 2​​

November 21, 2024​​

24-306 - KDE's Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee will meet Dec.6​​

​November 21, 2024​

24-305 - Local Superintendents Advisory Council to meet virtually Nov. 26

​November 21, 2024
24-304 - KDE’s School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council discusses teacher recruitment and retention efforts​​​

November 19, 2024​

24-303 - Superintendents Advisory Council hears updates on KSA science results​

​November 19, 2024

24-302 - U.S. Department of Labor recognizes KDE for its commitment to apprenticeships

November 19, 2024

24-301 - Superintendents hear update on Kentucky educator workforce shortage during webcast

November 18, 2024

November 15, 2024​

November 15, 2024

November 15, 2024
24-297 - Kentucky School for the Blind Advisory Board to meet Nov. 21​​

November 14, 2024

November 13, 2024

November 13, 2024

November 7, 2024

November 7, 2024​

November 6, 2024​

24-291 - An Affirmation and a Call to Action: Commissioner Fletcher issues a statement on Amendment 2 election results​

November 6, 2024

24-290 - Education Professional Standards Board to hold meeting Nov. 11​

November 6, 2024

24-289 - The Kentucky School for the Deaf Advisory Board will meet Nov. 14​​

November 4, 2024

November 4, 2024

November 1, 2024

24-286 - Students share ideas on mental health supports during Sources of Strength Peer Leader Summit​

November 1, 2024​

24-285 - ​Family Partnership Council will meet Nov. 6

​November 1, 2024​

24-284 - Feedback sought on Kentucky reading and writing standards​

October 31, 2024​

24-283 - Summer Food Service Program to provide training for residential camp programs​

October 31, 2024​

24-282 - Kentucky awarded a $55 million federal grant to advance statewide literacy outcomes​

October 31, 2024​

24-281 - GoTeachKY names 21 new ambassadors for 2024-2025 school year​

October 25, 2024​

24-280 - ​Commissioner's Student Advisory Council to hold virtual meeting Oct. 29​

October 25, 2024​

24​-279 - Committee for Mathematics Achievement to meet virtually Oct. 28​​

October 25, 2024

24-278 - Ten educators selected for Kentucky Innovative Learning Network's teacher fellowship program

October 24, 2024

24-277 - Education technology resources and tools are helping combat chronic absenteeism within schools​​​

October 24, 2024​

October 24, 2024

October 24, 2024

October 21, 2024

24-273 - Reading Diagnostic and Intervention Fund mini-grant RFA open for fiscal year 2025​​

October 21, 2024

October 18, 2024

October 18, 2024

October 18, 2024

October 17, 2024

October 16, 2024

October 14, 2024

October 11, 2024

October 9, 2024

24-264 - KBE outlines legislative priorities, passes resolution supporting public funding for publicschools​​

October 8, 2024

24- 263 - Meredith Rozanski receives KBE’s 2024 Kelly Award for Business and Education Partnership​

October 8, 2024

24-262 - Kentucky Technical Advisory Committee to meet Oct. 15-16

October 7, 2024

24-261 - Commissioner’s School Counselor Advisory Council hears results from latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey

October 7, 2024

24-260 - KDE continues improving on nation-leading school internet infrastructure​

October 4, 2024​

24-259 - Applications Sought for Reading and Writing Standards and Assessment Review Committees​​

October 3, 2024​

24-258 - KDE's State Advisory Panel for Exceptional Children to meet Oct. 17​

October 3, 2024​

​24-257 - Kentucky Board of Education to hold virtual regular meeting on Oct. 7-8​

October 3, 2024

24-256 - MEDIA ADVISORY: Clarification on 2023-2024 assessment and accountability data​​

October 3, 2024

September 30, 2024

September 30, 2024

September 27, 2024
24-252 - Kentucky education leaders, organizations announce microgrant opportunities to build tech talent pipeline​

September 27, 2024
24-251 - A Subcommittee of the Committee for Mathematics Achievement to meet Oct. 2​

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

September 24, 2024

September 23, 2024

September 23, 2024

September 20, 2024​

September 20, 2024​

September 20, 2024

September 19, 2024

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

September 19, 2024

September 18, 2024

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​

September 11, 2024

September 10, 2024

September 9, 2024

September 9, 2024

September 6, 2024

September 6, 2024

September 6, 2024

September 6, 2024

September 5, 2024

September 4, 2024

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eptember 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 23, 2024

August 22, 2024

August ​21, 2024

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

August 20, 2024

August 20, 2024

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

August 16, 2024

August 15, 2024

August 14, 2024

August 13, 2024

August 12, 2024​

August 12, 2024​

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​

August 5, 2024

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 31, 2024

July 31, 2024

July 30, 2024

July 25, 2024

July 24, 2024

July 24, 2024

July 23, 2024

July 23, 2024

July 22, 2024

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

July 22, 2024​​

July 22, 2024​

July 22, 2024

July 18, 2024

July 17, 2024

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​​

​July 10, 2024
24-177 - Kentucky Department of Education uses ESSER pandemic relief money to support professional deeper learning collaboration​

July ​9, 2024

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​

July 1, 2024

June 27, 2024

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 20, 2024

June 18, 2024

June 18, 2024​

June 14, 2024​

June 14, 2024

June 14, 2024

June 13, 2024

June 13, 2024

June 13, 2024

June 10, 2024

June 10, 2024

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

June 7, 2024

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​​

June 6, 2024

June 5, 2024

June 5, 2024

June 5, 2024

June 3, 2024

June 3, 2024

June 3, 2024

May 31, 2024

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

​May 29, 2024​

May 29, 2024

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

May 28, 2024​​

May 28, 2024​

May 28, 2024

May 24, 2024

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

May 20, 2024

May 20, 2024

May 17, 2024​​

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 16, 2024

May 14, 2024

May 14, 2024

May 14, 2024

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​​​​

May 9, 2024

May 9, 2024

​May 6, 2024

May 6, 2024

May 6, 2024

May 3, 2024

May 3, 2024

May 1, 2024

April 30, 2024

April 29, 2024

April 26, 2024

April 26, 2024

April 26, 2024

April 25, 2024

April 25, 2024

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

April 22, 2024

April 19, 2024

April 19, 2024

April 18, 2024

April 18, 2024

April 16, 2024

April 15, 2024

April 15, 2024

April 12, 2024

April 11, 2024

April 10, 2024

April 10, 2024

April 10, 2024

April 8, 2024
April 5, 2024

April 4, 2024 

April 3, 2024

April 2, 2024

April 1, 2024

March 28, 2024

March 26, 2024

March 25, 2024

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

March 25, 2024

March 22, 2024

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

March 21, 2024

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

March 19, 2024

March 18, 2024

March 18, 2024

March 18​, 2024

March 18​, 2024

March 15, 2024

March 15, 2024

March 14, 2024
March 12, 2024

March 12, 2024

March 12, 2024

March 11, 2024

March 11, 2024

March 11, 2024

March 08, 2024

March 07, 2024

March 07, 2024

March 06, 2024

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

February 14, 2024
February 13, 2024

February 13, 2024

February 12, 2024

​February 9, 2024

February 9, 2024

February 9, 2024

February 8, 2024

February 8, 2024

February 8, 2024
February 7, 2024

February 7, 2024​​
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February 6, 2024

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February 2, 2024

February 1, 2024

January 29, 2024

January 26, 2024

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January 12, 2024

January 12, 2024

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January 11, 2024

January 11, 2024

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January 10, 2024

January 9, 2024

January 8, 2024

January 8, 2024

January 8, 2024
24-03 - Feedback sought as KBE searches for a new education commissioner​​

January 4, 2024

January 4, 2024





Jennifer Ginn
Communications Director
Office of the Commissioner
Division of Communications
300 Sower Blvd., 5th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-2000
Fax (502) 564-3049 
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