Kentucky Department of Education

Kentucky school districts won't have to cut their budgets after all to make up for a shortfall in state funding. Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Thursday that he’s increasing the SEEK appropriation in the current academic year.

U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky has re-introduced a bill to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. Dismantling an agency that oversees the nation’s education system and manages federal student loan programs would be a challenge even in a Republican-lead House and Senate.

Kentucky’s education chief is warning of an estimated $40 million shortfall in funding to school districts this academic year. The shortfall is in the SEEK program, which is the state’s main funding formula for public K-12 schools.

Gov. Andy Beshear, Kentucky Department of Education, and Kentucky State Police are speaking out about this week’s rash of school threats. At least five online posts have threatened violence following last week’s deadly school shooting in Georgia and the I-75 shooting in Laurel County.

Lawrence County Schools Superintendent Robbie Fletcher is poised to officially become Kentucky's next education commissioner. The Kentucky Senate is expected to confirm Fletcher to the post before adjourning the 2024 session on Monday.

A superintendent from Eastern Kentucky will become the state’s next education commissioner. The appointment of Robbie Fletcher was approved on Thursday in a special meeting of the Kentucky Board of Education.

The Kentucky Board of Education will announce its choice for the state’s next education commissioner on Thursday. Members have scheduled a special meeting to announce the new hire after confirming on Tuesday that contract talks had begun with the preferred candidate.

The Kentucky Senate passed a bill Thursday that would change the way Kentucky’s top education officials are selected.

A Kentucky House bill would allow school districts the option to hire classified positions, such as bus drivers, custodians, and secretaries without requiring a high school diploma.

A middle school educator from Crittenden County is Kentucky’s Teacher of the Year for 2023. Mandy Perez was honored on Tuesday in a ceremony at the State Capitol. She teaches English and Language Arts at Crittenden County Middle School.