Kentucky Board of Education
Kentucky Board of Education appoints Robin Kinney as interim commissioner
Robin Kinney will temporarily lead the Kentucky Department of Education after Commissioner Jason Glass leaves the role at the end of the month. In a special meeting Thursday afternoon, the Kentucky Board of Education named Kinney, who is an associate commissioner of the Office of Finance and Operation within KDE, to serve as interim education […]
Kentucky education board cancels special meeting about interim commissioner
The Kentucky Board of Education has canceled a special meeting scheduled for next week. According to a media advisory from the Kentucky Department of education, the planned Sept. 6 meeting will be rescheduled for a later date. A reason for the cancellation was not given. The agenda included a closed session for the board to […]
Kentucky education board to talk about an interim education commissioner next week
Kentucky Board of Education members will meet next week to begin their discussion of appointing an interim education commissioner to lead the Kentucky Department of Education. According to an agenda for the Wednesday, Sept. 6, special meeting, the board will go into closed session to discuss candidates “Which Might Lead” to an interim commissioner appointment. […]
Kentucky Board of Education looking for search firm to find next education commissioner
The Kentucky Board of Education approved the first steps for its next education commissioner search Monday. Board members authorized the Kentucky Department of Education to seek outside services for a national search and established a team to review Requests for Proposals (RFP) from search firms. The board will reconvene in a special meeting next month. […]
Kentucky Board of Education to discuss commissioner search Monday
The Kentucky Board of Education will meet next week to discuss its search for the next state education commissioner. The special meeting comes after the Kentucky Department of Education announced that Education Commissioner Jason Glass would leave the position on Sept. 29. Glass told reporters he did not want “to be part of implementing the […]
‘Disappointing’ report shows how Kentucky children are faring
A new report that evaluates the well-being of children in the United States every year shows that Kentucky is one of the worst places for youngsters to live. In fact, the commonwealth ranked No. 40 overall for key indicators of well-being, including financial security, education and child deaths. These numbers come from the annual Annie […]
Beshear names two new state school board members after Republican criticism
Gov. Andy Beshear has named two new members to the Kentucky Board of Education after Republicans criticized the Democrat for not making the appointments and blamed his inaction on partisan motives. Beshear appointed Julia “Julie” Pile of Florence and Diana Woods of Lexington to the 15-member board which develops regulations for Kentucky’s 171 school districts, […]
Bill to remake how Kentucky Board of Education members are selected passes state Senate
FRANKFORT — Among their debates on the Kentucky Senate floor Thursday, senators questioned if the creation of a committee to nominate members to the Board of Education would bring more or less politics to the process. Senate Bill 107 seeks to create a nomination committee for the Kentucky Board of Education. The group would give […]