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Education

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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...

Jason Bailey | May 17, 2022

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Analysis

Charter School Funding Proposal Is Inefficient, Costly and Will Harm Public Education

Legislation introduced in the Kentucky House would create a duplicative, wasteful and unaccountable system for authorizing and funding charter schools that runs counter to the characteristics of an efficient system...

Pam Thomas | March 11, 2022

Teacher Pay Has Fallen in Nearly Every KY County

Analysis

State Funding for Education Has Been Stagnant for Many Years, But the 2022-2024 Budget Presents a Unique Opportunity to Begin Reinvesting

In 1991, following a Kentucky Supreme Court decision finding that Kentucky’s system of funding education was unconstitutional, the Kentucky General Assembly responded by increasing taxes to begin reinvesting in Kentucky’s...

Pam Thomas, Ashley Spalding and Dustin Pugel | February 14, 2022

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Analysis

3 Ways New Legislation Would Make Kentucky’s Unconstitutional Voucher Program Even Worse

During the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly — as public school advocates were prevented from being in the Capitol by the COVID pandemic — lawmakers passed legislation to fund private schools...

Anna Baumann and Pam Thomas | January 19, 2022

Funding Gap Between Wealthy and Poor School Districts in Kentucky

Analysis

School Funding Task Force Recommendations Include Steps Toward Adequacy and Equity

In 2021, the Kentucky General Assembly created a School Funding Task Force to meet in the interim to review funding for K-12 education in Kentucky and other states and identify...

Ashley Spalding, Anna Baumann and Pam Thomas | November 12, 2021

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Op-Ed

Private School Tax Credit Program at Odds With Kentucky’s Constitution

The framers of Kentucky’s constitution made crystal clear the state’s responsibility to provide for a system of common, public schools across the commonwealth. And in 1989 the Kentucky Supreme Court...

Anna Baumann | September 20, 2021

Op-Ed

Student Debt Relief Still Needed as College Year Begins in Kentucky

As another college year begins amidst a resurging pandemic, new Census data shows those struggling the most with student debt are also among the hardest hit by COVID-19’s economic impacts....

Ashley Spalding | August 24, 2021

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Analysis

What to Know About Kentucky School Funding as Kids Head Back to School

Kids heading back to school this month will benefit from supports made possible by federal COVID relief. Against the backdrop of more than a decade of deep cuts to state...

Ashley Spalding | August 9, 2021

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Analysis

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 and $50,000 in student debt. In February, a group of...

Ashley Spalding | April 6, 2021

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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...

Anna Baumann | March 24, 2021

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Education News

1 Statement: Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Hundreds of Thousands of Kentuckians

2 Nearly Three Quarters of Ky. Teachers Are at Risk of Leaving the Profession, Top Ed Official Says

3 Kentucky Drops in National Rankings for Teacher Pay, Student Spending

4 Borrowers Fear Balancing Inflation and Student Loan Payments

5 Will Charter Schools Open in KY? Future Still Uncertain After Beshear Says He’ll Veto Bill

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Income Tax Cuts Will Widen Inequality in Kentucky

Anna Baumann

More Than 300,000 Kentuckians Have Been Charged for Cannabis Over the Past Two Decades

Ashley Spalding

Local Sales Tax Amendment Could Lead to Wider Inequality Without Better Funding Local Services

Pam Thomas

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