New Report Argues for Funding Proven Strategies to Enhance K-12 Student Achievement
Kentucky K-12 schools may be getting by with current levels of funding—which are among the nation’s deepest per-student cuts to...
Testimony: College Affordability in Kentucky
Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education Thank you for the opportunity to speak today on this important topic. Research shows that there are numerous factors associated with success in postsecondary...
As Costs Rise, Disadvantaged Students Falling Behind in Higher Education in Kentucky
A new report from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education shows that the state is not on track to meet several critical higher education goals it set for itself a...
Kentucky’s School Funding Cuts Among the Nation’s Deepest
Kentucky ranks 11th worst among 47 states in the depth of cuts to school funding since the start of the recession, according to a new report released today by the...
Student Loan Default Rates Drop Nationally but Not in Kentucky
As described in a WFPL article published today, Kentucky’s federal student loan default rate is now the 4th- highest among the states. Also, while new data shows some improvement in...
New Census Data Does Not Reflect Health Insurance Gains Made in 2014, But Shows How Much Kentuckians Needed Coverage
The Census data released today from the American Community Survey (ACS) shows that 616,000 Kentuckians or one in seven residents did not have health insurance in 2013, which is about...
Two Pillars of Making Work Pay: Minimum Wage Increase and a State Earned Income Tax Credit
Increasing the state minimum wage and instituting a state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and are two policies that complement each other and can help working families better make ends...
Increasing Accountability of For-Profit Colleges
In recent years, there has been a lot of debate over the value and role of for-profit colleges. Enrollment at these schools across the country has grown rapidly, but many...
Kentucky Should Get Involved In Debate About New College Affordability Strategies
While recent discussion of the student debt crisis has focused largely on federal proposals to make student loan payments easier to manage, several states (not to mention Starbucks) are experimenting...
Evidence of Benefits of Medicaid Expansion Starting to Come In
Kentucky is starting to see the benefits of its decision to expand Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in dramatic reductions in the number of uninsured across Kentucky counties...