This page is maintained by the Strategic Planning and Research (SPR) Team in the Office of the Commissioner at the Kentucky Department of Education. The Strategic Planning and Research Team collects, analyzes, and reports data to develop high-quality research that drives strategic decisions and supports KDE initiatives to make the greatest impact on our children and our future.
How are the Local Education Agencies Spending ESSER funds?
By Tiyani Rodrigo Accessible data The federal government disbursed COVID – 19 relief funds to the SEAs through Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) Fund (ESSER I), Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act (ESSER II), and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act [...]
Who has Access to Advanced Placement Courses in Kentucky?
Across the Commonwealth, students have two primary opportunities to graduate high school with college credit: dual credit courses or Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Dual credit courses are offered through a partnership between a postsecondary institution and a high school and allow students to earn high school credit and college credit simultaneously. AP courses are governed [...]
Gaining a Clearer Picture on Kentucky Student Access to Internet at Home
Written by: Aaron Butler, Lauren Milam, and Marty Parks When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools across Kentucky in 2020, one question rose to the highest priority level: do students have access to the internet at home so we can continue to equitably support student learning remotely? While many hoped the pandemic was only [...]
Measuring Poverty: FRPL vs SIDE
There are a number of limitations to using free and reduced price lunch (FRPL) status as an indicator for poverty. Elibability based on the federal poverty level (130% free; 131-185% reduced). Is this an appropriate measure of poverty? Op-in program. Undercount high school students. Community Eligibility Provision. Schools with >40% FRPL can stop collecting paperwork [...]
The Academic Effects of Remote Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The reigning wisdom was that remote learning, where students learned fully online at home, was hard on students academically and socially/emotionally during the 2020-21 school year. In this blog post we analyze what that looked like for students in terms of academic performance on the Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) exams in 2021. [...]
10 Kentucky Education Stats Every School Board Member Should Know
Last week, we presented a data talk with Campbell County Schools board member Kim Fender at the Kentucky School Boards Assocation Winter Symposium in Lousiville. The presentation 10 Kentucky Education Stats Every School Board Member Should Know highlighted important statistics that show some of the successes and challenges school districts in Kentucky face. We also [...]
School Climate and Educator Emotional Well-being
At this moment, it is critically important that we turn our attention to the well-being of educators and students. The pandemic brought with it anxiety, disruption, and uncertainty and exacerbated the anxiety that was already present in schools. Collectively, we have experienced significant trauma and we know that the experience of surviving a pandemic [...]
Data Byte: Teacher Diversity in Kentucky
Increasing teacher diversity is one of the 13 strategic goals Commissioner Dr. Jason Glass set to advance student learning across the Commonwealth. The research literature is clear that all students benefit academically and socially from having teachers of color. Studies show teachers of color to increase student test scores, graduation rates, and college-going rates (Bristol [...]