FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 18 -- The Kentucky Department of Education issued the following news release: Kentucky superintendents received an update on state-mandated assessments during the Kentucky Department of Education's (KDE's) Superintendents Webcast on April 18. KDE Associate Commissioner Rhonda Sims in the Office of Assessment and Accountability said there have been several successful testing experiences this calendar year with the senior retakes of the ACT in the fall, spring ACT test  more