No Excuse. Beshear Ready to Pay Social Workers More. Lawmakers Need to Join Him.
No Excuse. Beshear Ready to Pay Social Workers More. Lawmakers Need to Join Him. By: Linda Blackford Source: Herald-Leader
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Childcare Deserts Are a Secret Driver of the Labor Shortage — And Half of Americans Live in One
Childcare Deserts Are a Secret Driver of the Labor Shortage — And Half of Americans Live on One By: Madison Hoff and Juliana Kaplan Source: Business Insider
New Federal Infrastructure Law Moves Kentucky Forward
The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which the President has now signed into law, includes much-needed new investments in modernizing Kentucky's physical infrastructure. The law funds a broad array...
Post Covid Pandemic: How States Have Reformed the Bail System
Post Covid Pandemic: How States Have Reformed the Bail System By: Jake Wylie Source: The Davis Vanguard
School Funding Task Force Recommendations Include Steps Toward Adequacy and Equity
In 2021, the Kentucky General Assembly created a School Funding Task Force to meet in the interim to review funding for K-12 education in Kentucky and other states and identify...
Kentucky Needs Congress to Expand Child Care Capacity, Upgrade Quality and Improve Affordability with the Build Back Better Act
One of the most powerful investments we can make in a child’s life is high-quality early childhood care and education, which research shows results in improved outcomes later in life,...
Child Care in Kentucky Is Crucial and in Dire Need of Public Investment
Kentucky families need high-quality early child care and education to provide a safe learning environment for children at a critical age of development. Child care also makes parents’ and other...
3 Reasons Why Kentucky Is the Center of the Labor Shortage
3 Reasons Why Kentucky Is the Center of the Labor Shortage By: Madison Hoff Source: Business Insider
Child Care Provisions in Build Back Better Act Would Cut, Eliminate Costs for Thousands of Kentucky Families
Child Care Provisions in Build Back Better Act Would Cut, Eliminate Costs for Thousands of Kentucky Families By: Brandon Roberts Source: Spectrum News
Kentucky Supreme Court Rules on Legal Challenge Involving Pretrial Fees
Kentucky Supreme Court Rules on Legal Challenge Involving Pre-trial Fees By: Joe Ragusa Source: Spectrum News