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KDE seeking public comment on proposed alternate assessment participation waiver
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is seeking public comment on a request to the U.S. Department of Education (USED) to extend the waiver related to the number of students participating in the alternate assessment aligned with alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS). The AA-AAAS is aligned with alternate academic achievement standards on the…
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Fletcher brings ‘All In’ attitude to commissioner of education role
KY Dept of Ed Advisory FRANKFORT — The love of math started early for Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D. Growing up in Martin County, Fletcher – who became Kentucky’s commissioner of education and head of the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) on July 1 – said he remembers grocery store trips with his mother when he was…
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Fletcher confirmed as next commissioner of education by Kentucky Senate
JENNIFER GINN KY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Senate approved Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D., to be the Commonwealth’s next commissioner of education. Following a meeting with the Senate Education Committee on April 12, the Kentucky Senate approved Fletcher’s nomination April 15. “I am honored and humbled to serve as Kentucky’s new education commissioner on…