Kentucky Education Commissioner

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.

Veteran school administrator Robbie Fletcher won state Senate confirmation Monday to become Kentucky’s next education commissioner, taking on a lead role in managing a statewide school system that, based on test scores, is still recovering from pandemic-era setbacks.

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.

Glass’ decision to step down comes after months of partisan attacks by conservative Republicans over his guidance toward policies that are inclusive of LGBTQ+ students.

Amid culture war clashes over LGBTQ-inclusive school policies, Kentucky lawmakers passed a bill that would give the GOP-controlled Senate the power to confirm or deny the state’s education commissioner.

The Kentucky Board of Education has voted to accept the resignation of Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt.Wayne Lewis was named the interim…

The Kentucky Department of Education has released the names of the five candidates under consideration for commissioner. The list includes one candidate…

Kentucky public school students in grades 10 to 12 who have ideas about how schools and student achievement can be improved that they would like to pass…