How Criminal Justice Reform Would Help Kentucky Kids
Criminal justice reform is important not just for adults but also for children, as highlighted in a new report from...
Education
Kentucky’s Performance Funding Design Should Work to Prevent Unintended Consequences Reported in Neighboring States
A new book by leading education policy researchers highlights some of the unintended consequences resulting from performance funding for higher education in three of Kentucky’s neighboring states — Indiana, Ohio...
New Data Shows Kentucky Has Third-Highest Student Loan Default Rate for Second Consecutive Year
Data released today by the U.S. Department of Education shows Kentuckians leaving college with student loan debt are among the most likely to default nationwide. The state’s new default rate...
New State Report Shows Little to No Progress on Achievement Gaps
The Council on Postsecondary Education’s latest accountability report, which was released yesterday, shows Kentucky has continued to make little to no progress on some important higher education measures. While the...
Five Challenges Kentucky College Students Face in 2016
Kentucky college students face barriers and challenges as they begin a new academic year, some of which are worsening as a result of yet another round of state budget cuts...
Kentucky’s Schools Face Funding Challenges as Kids Head Back to School
As kids return to school across the Commonwealth, they face continued frozen state funding that amounts to a reduction once inflation is taken into account. The lack of state funding...
Performance Funding in Kentucky Should Promote Successful Outcomes for All Students
To view this brief in PDF form, click here. A work group has been tasked with developing a model of performance-based funding for Kentucky’s public postsecondary institutions in the coming...
Infographic: Ky. Higher Ed Cuts Among Worst in the Country
Kentucky is continuing its tumble to the bottom as one of the worst states in funding cuts to higher education, a new report from the Center for Budget and Policy...
Report Points Out Successes with Kentucky’s Preschool Program and Progress to be Made
Kentucky has made strides over the last few decades to expand access to quality public preschool. The recent State of Preschool 2015 report points out where Kentucky has made progress...
Five Reasons Cutting Higher Education Hurts Low-Income and Minority Kentuckians
Higher education funding issues in Kentucky have been in the news a lot recently — for ranking among the worst in the country for per-student cuts in a new report;...