Kentucky Department of Education /tags/kentucky-department-of-education Kentucky Department of Education en-US Copyright Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:46:47 GMT Trump admin. to unfreeze federal education funding for Tri-State after legal, political backlash /education/2025-07-29/trump-admin-unfreeze-federal-education-funding-lawsuit Twenty-four states with Democratic governors and Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit against the administration, and soon after, another lawsuit was filed by the advocacy group Democracy Forward on behalf of several education organizations across the country, three school districts in Alaska, and Cincinnati Public Schools. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:46:47 GMT /education/2025-07-29/trump-admin-unfreeze-federal-education-funding-lawsuit Zack Carreon Trump administration unfreezes millions for after-school programs in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana /education/2025-07-21/trump-administration-unfreezes-millions-after-school-programs-ohio-kentucky-indiana Early Friday afternoon, the White House's Office of Management and Budget told WVXU it had completed its programmatic review for grants used to fund 21st Century Community Learning Centers and will be releasing funds to states. Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:01:00 GMT /education/2025-07-21/trump-administration-unfreezes-millions-after-school-programs-ohio-kentucky-indiana Zack Carreon U.S. Dept. of Education withholds hundreds of millions in grants for K-12 schools in the Tri-State /education/2025-07-02/us-dept-education-withholds-grants-k-12-schools The freeze is likely to have a significant impact on the region's largest school district, Cincinnati Public Schools, which runs several programs for immigrant students, English language learners, and adult learners. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:24:17 GMT /education/2025-07-02/us-dept-education-withholds-grants-k-12-schools Zack Carreon U.S. Dept. of Ed denies request to extend funding for projects at 2 NKY school districts /education/2025-05-28/us-dept-ed-denies-request-extend-funding-nky-school-projects The federal government said it would consider funding extensions for certain projects on a case-by-case basis. The Kentucky Department of Education says it submitted several projects to be considered, but most were denied. Wed, 28 May 2025 19:17:30 GMT /education/2025-05-28/us-dept-ed-denies-request-extend-funding-nky-school-projects Zack Carreon Ky. Dept. of Ed asks pandemic relief funds for Covington, Boone County schools be extended /education/2025-05-06/pandemic-relief-funding-covington-boone-county-extended The deadline for some state and local districts to spend funding intended to help students recover academically from the pandemic was extended to March 2026 under the Biden Administration, but U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon now says those funds must be liquidated within the next few months. Wed, 07 May 2025 00:08:38 GMT /education/2025-05-06/pandemic-relief-funding-covington-boone-county-extended Zack Carreon NKY high school students are preparing to meet the demand in Kentucky's education system /education/2024-12-09/nky-high-school-students-are-preparing-to-meet-the-demand-in-kentuckys-education-system Kentucky has a shortage of teachers. The state's Department of Education says 13% of vacant staff positions went unfilled last school year. Mon, 09 Dec 2024 09:21:00 GMT /education/2024-12-09/nky-high-school-students-are-preparing-to-meet-the-demand-in-kentuckys-education-system Zack Carreon How NKY school districts performed on the newly released state report cards /education/2023-11-01/how-nky-school-districts-performed-state-report-cards The color-coded scale ranges from red (the lowest) to blue (the highest). In between the two sit orange, yellow, and green ratings. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 18:44:25 GMT /education/2023-11-01/how-nky-school-districts-performed-state-report-cards Zack Carreon