Report Shows Kentucky’s Preschool and Kindergarten Programs Effective, Need Greater Investment
High quality early childhood education has long been understood to be an important investment with a significant return. While our...
Education
Kentucky Still Among the Worst for Student Loan Default
Kentucky again ranks among the worst states for rates of student loan default, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Education. This latest data is yet another...
Pell Grant Cuts Would Reduce College Access and Economic Opportunity in Kentucky
The recent U.S. House budget resolution would slash the Pell Grant program by $75 billion over the next decade, cutting the maximum grant by $1,060 or 18 percent. Pell Grants...
Five Things to Keep in Mind as College Students Head Back to School
In colleges across Kentucky, students are beginning their fall semester — some for the first time, some returning to complete a degree. Here are five things about higher education in...
School Funding Challenges Remain as Students Return to Classrooms
The beginning of a new school year is often a time of excitement for kids, parents and educators. But it’s also a time state funding cuts and freezes to K-12...
Too Many Community College Students Are Hungry or Homeless
While community college is typically thought of as an affordable option for earning a degree, a recent report shows this is often not the case. Too many community college students...
How Cuts to Federal Non-Defense Discretionary Funding Would Impact Kentucky
When Congress returns from its August break, the House is expected to vote on their plan for 2018 appropriations that includes cuts to non-defense discretionary (NDD) funding, as well as...
Continuing General Fund Erosion Is More Evidence of the Need to Clean Up Tax Code
As a share of the economy, Kentucky’s General Fund is worse off today than before the last positive effort to clean up the tax code under the Kentucky Education Reform...
Tuition Increase Ceilings Announced
Today the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) announced the maximum in-state undergraduate tuition and mandatory fee increases the state’s public universities and community colleges will be allowed to charge students...
Charter School Legislation Passes, But Questions and Concerns Remain About Funding
The Kentucky General Assembly gave final approval to charter schools in the waning days of the 2017 legislative session after heated and lengthy debate in both chambers. The approval came...