Education

Student Debt Forgiveness Would Benefit Hundreds of Thousands of Kentuckians, Help With Economic Recovery and Improve Race Equity

The student debt crisis has been garnering increased attention recently, with calls for the federal government to forgive between $10,000...

Analysis

HB 563 Diverts Public School Dollars to Unaccountable Private Entities

Kentucky still has a lot of work to do to make sure all students can thrive, but taking money out of public schools and diverting it to private entities and...

Analysis

Kentucky Among Worst States in Nation for Higher Education Cuts, Harming Students Who Already Face the Greatest Barriers

After more than a decade of cuts to the state’s public colleges and universities, college affordability in Kentucky has continued to worsen according to a new report by the Center...

Op-Ed

Voucher Would Drain Much-Needed Resources from Kentucky’s Public Schools

Over the next couple months, the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly will decide whether to enact House Bill 149, a private school voucher program that between now and 2040 would take...

Analysis

Voucher Proposal Takes Dollars from Kentucky’s Public Schools and Gives Them to Unaccountable Private Schools

All Kentucky children deserve a high-quality education that equips them to live well and contribute fully to their community and the state’s economy. The most efficient and equitable way to...

Analysis

More College Students Can’t Meet Their Basic Needs in the COVID-19 Pandemic, Requiring Federal and State Action

Too many college students in Kentucky returning to school in-person and online during the pandemic face challenges getting adequate food and housing. Meeting such basic needs was already a struggle...

Analysis

Kentucky Not Prepared for Next Recession

Amid the spread of COVID-19 and resulting business closures and layoffs, a recession is under way and could be particularly harmful in Kentucky due to the state’s failure to adequately...

Analysis

Kentucky Classrooms Cannot Afford to Have Resources Siphoned Away by Most Expensive Neo-Voucher Proposal Yet

All Kentucky children – living in poor and wealthy districts, black, brown and white, whose parents didn’t finish high school and that have advanced degrees – deserve a high-quality education...

Kentucky Ranks 8th-Worst in College Affordability, Per Report

Kentucky Ranks 8th-Worst in College Affordability, Per Report By Matt Stahl

Op-Ed

Will Kentucky Keep Choosing Special Interests Over Our Commonwealth?

A few days before my two elementary schoolers bounded up the steps of the bus for their first day back to school, the Consensus Forecasting Group (CFG) – the official...

Student Debt Forgiveness Would Benefit Hundreds of Thousands of Kentuckians, Help With Economic Recovery and Improve Race Equity

HB 563 Diverts Public School Dollars to Unaccountable Private Entities

Kentucky Among Worst States in Nation for Higher Education Cuts, Harming Students Who Already Face the Greatest Barriers

Voucher Would Drain Much-Needed Resources from Kentucky’s Public Schools

Voucher Proposal Takes Dollars from Kentucky’s Public Schools and Gives Them to Unaccountable Private Schools

More College Students Can’t Meet Their Basic Needs in the COVID-19 Pandemic, Requiring Federal and State Action

Kentucky Not Prepared for Next Recession

Kentucky Classrooms Cannot Afford to Have Resources Siphoned Away by Most Expensive Neo-Voucher Proposal Yet

Kentucky Ranks 8th-Worst in College Affordability, Per Report

Will Kentucky Keep Choosing Special Interests Over Our Commonwealth?

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