People are talking about tech in Kentucky schools.
You've seen the K-12 “techlash” headlines.Here's what's happening on the ground. FYI
What we believe
Technology offers incredible promise in education and can also do incredible harm. Our goal is neither to promote or advocate against it, but to make this moment legible to parents, educators, technologists, and the general public.
Conversation intensity, last 90 days, 0 to 100
Colored by whether it leans in or pulls back on balance, shaded by how loud the conversation is.
More pulling backMore leaning inEven
Click a state to see individual school districts. Scores reflect publicly available information. See our methodology.
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State report
Kentucky
About 647k students · 47 districts checked61
LoudRank 30 of 51 states above zeroHigh confidence · 16 signals in 14 events
Where the volume comes from
Loudest districts in Kentucky
Latest across Kentucky
- Kentucky proposes updated K-12 technology academic standards; hearing Oct 21
- JCPS paid $292K for Hazel Health teletherapy; six students used it
- Graves County board: resolution authorizing litigation against social media companies
- Breckinridge County board: legal services agreement for social media litigation
- Kenton County KY notifies staff of Frontline Education data security incident
- Calloway County KY board signs on to social media lawsuit
- Henderson KY student held over AI-generated nude images of classmates
- JCPS board slated to adopt National Data Privacy Agreement for vendors
Research coverage
We've checked 47 of 174 districts here so far. The rest are left blank on the map until we check them; blank means not checked, not silent. The state score uses every signal we've found statewide.
Pick any district on the map to open its report.
Kentucky districts with signals
last 90 days| District | Mark | Band | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calloway County School District | 35 | Audible | 1 |
| Jefferson County School District | 31 | Audible | 4 |
| Fleming County School District | 28 | Audible | 2 |
| Breckinridge County School District | 21 | Audible | 1 |
| Graves County School District | 21 | Audible | 1 |
| Rockcastle County School District | 18 | Quiet | 1 |
| Kenton County School District | 12 | Quiet | 1 |
| Henderson County School District | 9 | Quiet | 1 |
| Jessamine County School District | 9 | Quiet | 1 |
We also checked 38 other districts in Kentucky and found nothing in the last 90 days.
Totals
Signals, last 90 days
Districts with signals
States leaning in on balance
States pulling back on balance