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It's going to be another brutal legislative session in Frankfort, starting Jan. 2 and not ending until mid-April. Every even-numbered year is a budget year, which can be a blessing…
So Long, The End Is Near
SAVE YOURSELVES! BUT FIRST, PLEASE READ: Cartoon of Daniel Cameron as a puppet was drawn by Marc Murphy. UPDATE! We did it. We stopped Mitch's puppet from becoming Kentucky's governor.…
Eastern Kentucky Schools Devastated by Floods Receive Donated Books
UPDATE: Over 1,000 books for children of all ages, and adults too, were delivered to Eastern Kentucky on October 22, 2022 to a crowd of excited recipients. We had book…
SB1 is a Monster of a Bill
If you blinked at all during the final days of Kentucky's 2022 General Assembly, prior to the 10-day veto period that ends on April 12, you probably missed a bunch…
Charter School Bill Disinformation Campaign
On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, Kentucky's House Education Committee voted to move forward a version of a bill that had been stalled in the General Assembly since 2017. The reason…
Kentucky’s Insurrection
https://youtu.be/5nnIxl72mqQ Today's House Education Committee Hearing saw three harmful bills obtain the votes needed by lawmakers across Kentucky's Commonwealth to pass on to the House Floor for a vote. An…
Stop HB63
3-16-22 - HB63 PASSED THE HOUSE AND IS ON THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE AGENDA FOR TOMORROW. CALL 800-372-7181 AND LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR ALL SENATORS.TWEET ALL KY LAWMAKERS USING #PoliceFreeSchools…
Kentucky’s Racist History: Are We Destined to Repeat It?
This email was sent to ALL KY Lawmakers on December 29, 2021. Use the handy links on our website to send your email to ALL KY Lawmakers in just three…
Show Up for Students!
Calling all Kentucky parents and guardians, but especially those who have job flexibility, transportation, and other privileges. It's time for us to show up for our students. ALL students! But…
Stranger Danger: Oldham County School Board Seat in Jeopardy
In the Northeast section of Oldham County, Kentucky, in an upscale bedroom community outside of Louisville, sits a school board seat that was recently vacated when the current occupant accepted…
Who and What Are Behind The Public Outrage?
In order to answer this question, we must first look at the long history of powerful elites and dark money that have fueled the flames of division, discrimination and segregation…
Black History Matters in Kentucky
Save Our Schools Kentucky has long advocated for a complete overhaul in how history is taught in our public schools: A comprehensive Black History should be integrated into all US…
Where Are JCTA-Endorsed Reps When It Matters?
On one of the most important days in Kentucky's education history, the day when a dark-money-Trojan-horse voucher bill made its way onto the floor of Kentucky's General Assembly, not one,…
We see you, Reps Nemes and Miller!
House Bill 309 is a bill that the Republican party in Frankfort took and manipulated for their own purposes in order to delay and derail Jefferson County’s efforts to seek…
JCTA-Endorsed Senator Sold Out JCPS Teachers in 2019!
On March 28, 2019, the last day of Kentucky's General Assembly1, a plan was hatched that would result in JCTA-endorsed Senator, Julie Raque Adams, throwing JCTA members and JCPS students…
Can KY’s Senators Save US?
Can KY's Senators Save US? Kentucky's Senators are considered the more measured and reasoned members of our state's General Assembly. Because there are fewer of them (38 v. 100 in…
They fumbled House Bill 208
HB208 is a gift. Please don't squander it. House Bill 208 has been called the "Force Everyone Back to In-Person School Before It's Safe" Bill, and (quoting House Speaker David…
Stop HB5!
Link to Bill Details on the LRC Website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21rs/hb5.html Bill Sponsors: M. Meredith, D. Osborne, L. Bechler, D. Bentley, A. Bowling, J. Branscum, R. Bridges, D. Fister, D. Frazier, R. Goforth, D. Hale, M. Hart, R. Heath, T. Huff, A. Koenig, D. Lewis, C. Massey, C. McCoy, D. Meade , S. Miles, J. Miller, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, B. Reed, S. Rudy, S. Santoro, S. Sharp, S. Sheldon, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, K. Upchurch, B. Wesley House Bill 5 would prohibit Kentucky's governor from reorganizing boards and commissions. Could it be that they are still bitter about Beshear's decision to remove his unpopular predecessors' 11-member Board of Education immediately after assuming office, which in turn resulted the resignation of their unqualified pick for Commissioner with undeniable…
VETO SB8!
It's not too late to stop SB8. It flew through the Senate and House before the impacted community had a chance to be heard! Now it sits on the Governor's…
Where’s Waldo McKim?
In 2019, entrenched white “allied” union leaders accused some of their own members of participating in “rogue groups” and “spreading disinformation” (https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/education/2019/03/27/jcps-unions-tell-members-ignore-misinformation-rogue-advocacy-groups/3287669002/)First they held a press conference to denounce our…