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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 and a curse. It’s a blessing because it can be very time consuming and difficult for 138 agenda-driven politicians to come up with a budget…
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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. All that means, though, is that we held onto one of our final fortresses. We did not gain any new ground. Our work is not…
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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 readings from local authors and food and refreshment. A great time was had by all. Thank you to everyone who donated, volunteered and participated! A…
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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 of shenanigans. Even if you didn’t blink, it was hard to keep up with all the moving parts, behind the scenes deal-making, and unethical maneuvers.…
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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 it has been stalled is because the majority of the Kentucky population recognizes the threat that charter schools pose to their districts and especially to…
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Kentucky’s Insurrection
An insurrection, just without the blatant rioting and death, is happening under our noses. ALEC-backed lawmakers and other insiders are working overtime to lock in the most heinous law changes and siphon off every last drop of resources from our public schools before driving that final nail in the coffins of public schools before this…
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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 and #CounselorsOverCops TONIGHT!EMAIL ALL KY SENATORS TONIGHT! Talking points: This bill is overreaching and takes local control away from our elected leaders. This bill specifically…
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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 clicks. Dear KY Lawmakers, The truth is not always comfortable to hear. Those who are in a position to do so may simply refuse to…
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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 especially for those most vulnerable students whose parents can’t (or for whatever reason) won’t. The governor has called a special session, which begins Tuesday, Sept.…
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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 a role in another sector. The replacement is expected to be decided in closed session by a majority vote of the remaining four board members…
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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 across this country. In the mean time, please read our post: Anti-mask, Anti-CRT Zealots Storm Kentucky School Board Meetings and Events A list of past…
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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 History classes, so that it more accurately reflects how Kentuckians view our common past. Unfortunately, a bill, not unlike the one that is sweeping across…
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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, not two, but three candidates who were endorsed by the largest teachers’ union in the state, failed to deliver the one vote needed to save…
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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 accountability in their own community. The original bill, SB245 sponsored by Morgan McGarvey, was crafted with local leaders from Metro Council who were instrumental in…
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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 and taxpayers under the proverbial bus. The masterminds, participants, and exact details behind this plan are anyone’s guess. But the fact that she did so…
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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 the House), debate is richer and deeper, their districts are larger, and their votes carry more weight. The terms they serve are four years, as…
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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 Osborne) it “finally” passed the Kentucky General Assembly yesterday. Let’s talk about how “desperate” some of the folks are behind this bill, and then let’s…
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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…
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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 Desk, and if he does nothing, it will become law on Friday, February 21. We are calling on the governor to VETO this bill and…
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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 advocacy. NOT the work of the privatizers, mind you. Their members and their allies. EXPLAIN THAT! The press conference was over 40 minutes long!https://www.wlky.com/article/watch-live-unions-representing-jcps-employees-talk-sickout-days/26960633#…
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