Big Funding Concerns with Amended Charter Bill
The amended version of House Bill 520 — the charter school legislation that passed the House today — rightly prohibits...
Education
Tax Credit Doesn’t Help Kentucky Schools and Kids
A recent op-ed from the sponsors of private school tax credit proposals in this year’s General Assembly suggests the program would help provide educational opportunities to families in need and...
Layers of Concern in Funding for Charter Schools
There are many reasons to be concerned about funding for charter schools as proposed in HB 520. Local public school districts could lose control of a number of different resources...
Virtual Schools Problematic in Charter Bill
An especially problematic part of House Bill 520 is its inclusion of virtual charter schools. There are numerous concerns about the quality of education provided by virtual charters as well as...
Funding Concerns Persist in New Charter Bill
House Bill 520 is a very different charter school proposal than the previously introduced HB 103. While some concerns we previously expressed about charter authorizing authority in HB 103 have...
The Math Behind Ed Choice Tax Credit Fails Many Tests
Today in the House Education Committee legislators are hearing discussion of House Bill 162, a proposal to create a so-called Education Choice tax credit in Kentucky. This proposal does not...
Questions and Answers on Performance Funding for Higher Education
The theory behind performance based funding for higher education in Kentucky is that tying some funding for the state’s public universities and community colleges to outcomes could incentivize the institutions...
How Would the Performance Funding Proposal Impact Low-Income, Minority and Academically Underprepared Students?
We have previously written about how while a performance model could potentially promote success for all Kentucky students, depending on how it is designed, it could instead result in unintended...
Would Charter School Proposal Negatively Impact Funding of Kentucky’s Existing Public Schools?
One of the key questions about how charter school legislation would change education in Kentucky is how it would affect funding for traditional public schools. Looking at what has occurred in...
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 the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). This link is especially relevant...