Kentucky

Schools, districts, and education policy in Kentucky.

Kentucky · Policy & Funding

Kentucky EPSB approves teacher certification grade band changes, new science and computer science pathways

The Education Professional Standards Board approved revisions to certification grade bands, shifting elementary to K-6, middle to 4-9, and secondary to 7-12, and adding secondary general science and computer science pathways. Student teaching rules also gain flexibility.

6d ago

Kentucky · Innovation

JCPS to pay $465,000 a year for i-Ready as lawsuits challenge platform's claims and data practices

Kentucky's largest district will swap MAP for i-Ready next year. Two active lawsuits question the diagnostic tool's efficacy claims and student data handling; research shows mixed results.

9d ago

Kentucky · Policy & Funding

Kentucky's 2026 K-12 law package: expulsion mandates, grooming crime, JCPS governance overhaul take effect July 15

A suite of new laws signed this year takes effect July 15, reshaping student discipline, educator misconduct law, administrator pay, bus safety, and governance of the state's largest district amid a constitutional test.

52d ago