Veteran's Day 2022
Veterans play an essential role in our education community. Some of Kentucky’s teachers, classified staff and district leaders have answered the call to serve our country. Now, they serve our students. Education Commissioner Jason E. Glass thanks all veterans on behalf of the department. #VeteransDay #KyEd
Family Literacy Month 2022
📖 November is #FamilyLiteracyMonth! Education Commissioner Jason E. Glass encourages Kentuckians to participate in the effort to help our children learn to become lifelong readers by creating one-on-one family reading time. The time spent together can foster a lifelong love of reading. #KyEd
National Homeless Youth Awareness Month
Many families in western and eastern Kentucky have faced housing challenges due to natural disasters in the past 12 months. November is recognized as National Homeless Youth Awareness Month. Education Commissioner Jason E. Glass encourages school communities to focus on what we can do to help these students and their families. #KyEd #NationalHomelessYouth
National School Bus Safety Week - 9th-12th grade
🚍 This week is #NationalSchoolBusSafetyWeek! Share these tips with 9th through 12th grade students on how to stay safe when getting on and off the bus and when driving around school buses. #KyEd
National School Bus Safety Week - K-3
🚍 This week is #NationalSchoolBusSafetyWeek! Share these tips on how to stay safe when getting on and off the bus with kindergarten through 3rd grade students. #KyEd
2021 - 2022 Kentucky School Report Card
Today, the Kentucky Department of Education released the 2021-2022 School Report Card Data, as required by statute and under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.
Education Commissioner Jason E. Glass discusses how these assessment results will serve as the baseline from which the state will try to get our students moving forward quickly.
"Now that we know where our students are, let’s keep focusing on how to keep moving ahead to help make up for the unfinished learning over the past two years." #KyEd
October - National Principals Month
October is #NationalPrincipalsMonth! This month is an opportunity for schools and communities to celebrate and acknowledge our incredible principals in Kentucky for the work they do. Education Commissioner Jason E. Glass thanks principals for their direct impact on the success of students. #KyEd
World Teacher's Day - October 5th
Happy World Teachers’ Day! On behalf of the Kentucky Department of Education, Education Commissioner Jason E. Glass celebrates all of Kentucky's educators for their work to lead, challenge and set good examples for their students. Today and every day we celebrate our educators! #KyEd #UnitedWeLearnKy
🎉Two weeks ago Kentucky Department of Education named Mandy Perez as the 2023 Kentucky Teacher of Year! Grab some tissues and watch the moment it was announced.
Congratulations also to our 2023 Kentucky High School Teacher of the Year Amber Sergent and 2023 Kentucky Elementary School Teacher of the Year Kelly Gates. #KyEd
School Custodian Appreciation Day
Today is National Custodian Day! Education Commissioner Jason E. Glass says thank you to all of the amazing school custodians in Kentucky for their hard work and dedication to our schools.
If you see a school custodian in the hallways this week, make sure to thank them! #NationalCustodialWorkersDay #KyEd #UnitedWeLearnKY
Apply for the Kentucky United We Learn Council
KDE is looking for a diverse group of stakeholders – particularly those from underserved communities – who are interested in working and learning together as part of the Kentucky United We Learn Council. Applications are being accepted through Sept. 30.
Be a part of the Kentucky United We Learn Council
KDE is looking for a diverse group of stakeholders – particularly those from underserved communities – who are interested in working and learning together as part of the Kentucky United We Learn Council. Applications are being accepted through Sept. 30.
Kentucky United We Learn Council
The Kentucky Department of Education is looking for a diverse group of stakeholders – particularly those from underserved communities – who are interested in working and learning together as part of the Kentucky United We Learn Council. Applications are being accepted through Sept. 30.
🔗: http://bit.ly/UnitedWeLearnKYCouncil #KyEd
2023 Kentucky Teacher Achievement Awards Ceremony
We are one week away from announcing the 2023 Kentucky Teacher of the Year! For the first time in two years, the ceremony will be held in-person at the Kentucky State Capitol on Sept. 20 at 10 a.m. ET.
Education Commissioner Jason E. Glass invites people to attend and thank Kentucky's educators. #KyEd #KYTOY2023
Eastern Kentucky Flood-Impacted Districts Update
Throughout all the crises that we've experienced over the past two years, one thing remains - Kentuckians are strong, resilient people.
Education Commissioner Jason E. Glass thanks all of the individuals and school communities who jumped in to help our flood-impacted districts in eastern Kentucky. #KyEd
Perry County Schools’ Robinson Elementary & Buckhorn School were heavily damaged by July’s floodwaters. Staff & community spent past 22 days renovating & preparing previously closed A.B. Combs facility. Students will finally return Sept. 6! #KyEd
Want to stay up to date on the important work Kentucky Department of Education is doing to bring United We Learn KY to life, address diversity, equity, inclusion in schools and teacher recruitment? Sign-up for our newsletters➡️ bit.ly/KDENewsletters #KyEd
📢: There is less than a month left to nominate someone for 2023 Kentucky Teacher of the Year!
Listen to this message from Commissioner Glass, then click here
👉bit.ly/Nominate2023KYTOY 👈 to nominate an extraordinary educator. #KyEd #UnitedWeLearnKY
📢 The FAFSA is used by universities to determine who is eligible for some grants and scholarships that don’t need to be paid back.
Submitting the form early will give you a better chance of getting financial aid to help fund your education.🎓
#UnitedWeLearnKY #KyEd
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
📺: January is School Board Recognition Month!
On behalf of KDE and the Kentucky Board of Education, Education Commissioner Jason E. Glass would like to thank all the school board members across the Commonwealth for their valuable service to our school districts and students.
#UnitedWeLearnKY #KyEd
Happy Holidays from Commissioner Glass
With 2021 nearing an end, Commissioner of Education Jason E. Glass takes a moment to thank all of you for your perseverance and continued dedication to bettering our education system.
All of us here at KDE wish you a very happy + safe holiday season! 🎄🥳 #KyEd #UnitedWeLearnKY
📣: KDE's Office of Special Education and Early Learning has announced the statewide expansion of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library book gifting program to Kentucky!
Read more👉 bit.ly/ImaginationLibrary1026 #KyEd
October is #NationalPrincipalsMonth, a time to celebrate Kentucky's principals and all they do for our students, schools and communities.
Tell us why you appreciate your principal! #KyEd
Commissioner Glass + Wallace Caleb Bates encourage you to register for the 2021 Kentucky Education Summit
📣: Commissioner of Education Jason E. Glass + Wallace Caleb Bates, a recent graduate of Breathitt High School, encourage all Kentuckians to register for the 2021 Kentucky Education Summit as we begin creating a new path forward for education in the Commonwealth! Registration is open through Friday, Oct. 15.
🔗: bit.ly/2021KentuckyEducationSummitRegistration
#KyEd #TeamKentucky | Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman Governor Andy Beshear Kentucky PTA Kentucky Chamber of Commerce KSBA Go Teach KY Green River Regional Educational Cooperative - GRREC Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services West Kentucky Educational Cooperative Ohio Valley Educational Foundation Southeast South-Central Educational Cooperative
2021 Kentucky Education Summit preview with Commissioner Glass
📣: The 2021 Kentucky Education Summit is right around the corner! Hear more about the event from Commissioner of Education Jason E. Glass and be sure to register by Oct. 15!
🔗: https://bit.ly/2021KentuckyEducationSummitRegistration
#KyEd #TeamKentucky
Commissioner Glass, World Teacher's Day 2021
🧑🏫: Today is #WorldTeachersDay, an opportunity to celebrate teachers around the globe!
Commissioner Glass + all of us here at the Kentucky Department of Education thank our teachers for their dedication to bettering education here in the Commonwealth!
#KyEd #TeamKentucky
Commissioner Glass 2021-2022 school year #KyEd
Commissioner Glass, Summer Boost: Reading and Mathematics Program
2021 Kentucky Middle School Teacher of the Year showcasing our #FridayFeeling!
Commissioner Glass virtual listening tour wrap-up