Education

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...

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...

Analysis

Impact of Cuts to Public Higher Education in Kentucky Continues as Students Begin Classes

College students on campuses across Kentucky are starting a new academic year amidst the state’s continued higher education affordability challenges. With the 2020-2022 budget process around the corner in January,...

Analysis

Kentucky Kids Head Back to School Amid Historically Deep Funding Cuts

Back to school is an exciting time for Kentucky kids and families. It’s also a time to be aware of how cuts to state funding for P-12 education are holding...

Analysis

Kentucky Public Universities and Community Colleges Serving More Low-Income Students and Students of Color Receive No Performance Funds in 2020

New information about the distribution of performance funds for Kentucky’s public postsecondary education institutions again raises concerns about the model, particularly given its implementation in the context of continued state...

New KY Law May Keep Student Loan Debtors At Work

New KY Law May Keep Student Loan Debtors At Work By Ashleigh Mills

Analysis

Ways Forward for the Commonwealth

In the coming weeks and months, Kentuckians will hear from candidates for governor about their vision and ideas for our commonwealth. KCEP’s careful analysis of Kentucky data and the research...

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?

Impact of Cuts to Public Higher Education in Kentucky Continues as Students Begin Classes

Kentucky Kids Head Back to School Amid Historically Deep Funding Cuts

Kentucky Public Universities and Community Colleges Serving More Low-Income Students and Students of Color Receive No Performance Funds in 2020

New KY Law May Keep Student Loan Debtors At Work

Ways Forward for the Commonwealth

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