Education

The Funding Gap Between Kentucky’s Wealthy and Poor School Districts Is Now Worse Than Levels Declared Unconstitutional

The difference in per-pupil funding between the state’s poorest and wealthiest districts now exceeds the level deemed unconstitutional by the...

Op-Ed

The Legislature’s Transportation Budget Cuts Contributed to the JCPS Bus Debacle

The first day of school in Jefferson County should have been joyous for kids and families, but severe busing issues turned the day into a debacle. Leaders should be held...

Analysis

Public Schools Are Becoming a Lower State Budget Priority

Preschool through 12th grade public education has become less of a Kentucky budget priority in recent years, according to the official analyses of enacted budgets published by the Office of...

Op-Ed

The School Year Will Soon End, but a New Strategy to Dismantle Public Education Is Just Beginning

Public schools are at the heart of our communities, yet powerful interests have led a decades-long national effort to undermine them. Their strategy is morphing, but the ultimate goal remains...

Analysis

Average Kentucky Teacher Pay Fell More Than 5% This Year, When Adjusted for Inflation

The modest raises provided by most districts this school year were not enough for average teacher pay to keep up with rapid inflation, KyPolicy analysis of new data from the...

Op-Ed

Sending Public Money to Private Schools Breaks Kentucky’s Commitment to Students

Ample public investment in K-12 education is essential for Kentucky’s children to thrive. But instead of committing to funding the many different components of successful public schools, including skilled teachers,...

Analysis

Most Kentucky Teachers and School Staff Start Year Without Meaningful Raises

Stagnant salaries are contributing to a growing teacher shortage in Kentucky and across the nation, as the school year begins in many areas of the state. An inadequate number of...

Op-Ed

Public Resources Should Stay in Public Schools

All Kentucky children should receive a high-quality education that helps them thrive. Because such an education requires skilled teachers, up-to-date instructional materials, non-academic supports, safe learning environments, strong administrators and...

Analysis

What Kentuckians Say About Student Loan Cancellation

Nearly one in five Kentucky adults has federal student loan debt. For these 616,000 Kentuckians and our state as a whole, debt cancellation, as is currently being considered by the...

Op-Ed

Cancel Student Debt, and Recommit to Education as a Public Good

President Biden’s recent statements that he will cancel some student loan debt is hopeful news for the 616,000 Kentuckians who owe it, our communities and economy. It will also be...

The Funding Gap Between Kentucky’s Wealthy and Poor School Districts Is Now Worse Than Levels Declared Unconstitutional

The Legislature’s Transportation Budget Cuts Contributed to the JCPS Bus Debacle

Public Schools Are Becoming a Lower State Budget Priority

The School Year Will Soon End, but a New Strategy to Dismantle Public Education Is Just Beginning

Average Kentucky Teacher Pay Fell More Than 5% This Year, When Adjusted for Inflation

Sending Public Money to Private Schools Breaks Kentucky’s Commitment to Students

Most Kentucky Teachers and School Staff Start Year Without Meaningful Raises

Public Resources Should Stay in Public Schools

What Kentuckians Say About Student Loan Cancellation

Cancel Student Debt, and Recommit to Education as a Public Good

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