General Assembly’s Budget Includes Critical Scholarship Investments
The final budget agreement that passed the legislature includes significant new investment in the state’s college scholarship programs. Over the...
Education
What the Cuts Would Mean: A Look at How Kentucky Is Hurt By Proposed Disinvestments
In a new video describing the importance of Family Resource and Youth Services Centers (FRYSCs) and Extended School Services (ESS) – programs the Senate budget cuts – Jackie Butts, a...
Questions and Concerns About the Senate’s Performance-Based Funding Proposal
The model for performance-based funding outlined in the Senate budget proposal raises some questions and concerns about how the money would be distributed and what the likely outcomes would be...
House Budget Would Make College More Affordable for Kentuckians
In recent years, Kentucky has had among the largest state budget cuts to higher education in the nation and steepest tuition increases. By ending cuts to state universities and community...
House Minority Budget Doesn’t Put More Money into Education
The House minority budget presented today keeps the governor's proposed deep cuts to education and just makes modifications to how those cuts are implemented. The budget essentially flat-funds the SEEK...
Budget Should Move Forward on Early Childhood, Not Back
Quality early childhood education, through child care and preschool, has been shown to have multiple layers of value: It helps the economy by generating jobs and economic activity, as well...
Cuts to Adult Education Would Decrease Access to GED Credential
The cuts in the governor’s budget proposal would hit Kentucky Adult Education (KYAE) hard — reducing Kentuckians’ access to the supports needed to prepare for and pass the GED test....
Three Steps to a Better Budget this Session
The General Assembly has less than two months to finalize the next two-year state budget. Although the governor’s budget rightly takes a big step toward fully funding our pension liabilities,...
Fact Sheet: Need-Based Financial Aid Dollars Being Diverted to General Fund
For years millions of scholarship dollars have been diverted away from Kentucky’s need-based financial aid programs to the General Fund. Studies have shown that need-based financial aid: • Increases college...
Cuts to Community Colleges Mean Disinvestment in Kentucky’s Primary Workforce Development Source
Governor Bevin’s interest in investing in workforce development is a notable priority. However, the approach outlined in his budget proposal decreases investment in the state’s primary site of workforce development:...