Doc H's Blog

This is my last blog as commissioner of education for Kentucky. It has been my privilege to serve the children of Kentucky. I am extremely p...

During the August Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) meeting, Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Associate Commissioner Amanda Ellis pro...

This week, the Interim Joint Committee on Education (IJCE) held a hearing to discuss low-performing schools. The committee received testimo...

Kentucky has made remarkable progress in high school graduation rates and in the percentage of high school graduates who are college ready. ...

There has been a lot of controversy over state testing in the last year.  Fortunately, Kentucky has not seen much of this controversy than...

Senate Bill 97, which the Kentucky General Assembly passed in 2013, raises the compulsory school attendance age from 16 to 18 for all Kentuc...

Over the last few weeks, I have been spending a significant amount of time meeting with other states and presenting at national conferences ...

As I reflect on the last six years of working with educators in Kentucky, one of the most successful strategies has been the focus on colle...

As I approach my retirement date of August 31, my last few blogs will focus on my thoughts about education initiatives at the state and nat...

This week, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) presented several regulations for final review by the Interim Joint Committee on Educa...