Kentucky Board of Education appoints Robbie Fletcher, Lawrence County Schools Superintendent, as the next Commissioner of Education, pending Senate confirmation.

Kentucky Board of Education selects Lawrence County Schools Superintendent Robbie Fletcher as state's next Commissioner of Education. Fletcher will lead the Kentucky Department of Education, managing 171 public school districts, Kentucky School for the Deaf, Kentucky School for the Blind, and state-operated area technology centers. His appointment is subject to Senate confirmation.