A letter from an SBDM parent representative: Representative Carney, Senator Wilson, and Education Committee Members, Well, we find ourselves in the unfortunate position of discussing another attempt to remove parent power from…
On Monday, August 28, at the 1:00 PM Joint House and Senate Education Committee meeting in Williamsburg, Kentucky, there will be presentations for and against School-Based Decision Making Councils. Ronda…
Join us on KET Monday night at 8 PM as we discuss vouchers and scholarship tax credits on Kentucky Tonight with Renee Shaw. Save Our Schools KY has posted their…
Because these "snake oil salesmen" with Americans for Prosperity, funded by dark money from the Koch Brothers and Devos & Co., who purchased a frightening number of your Kentucky State…
The House Committee Substitute version that is now in the Senate Education Committee takes away from local elected school boards both the resources and control over decisions about the needs and goals of public education. However, contrary to the bill’s stated purpose it does not, in exchange, mandate ”exceptional” educational outcomes compared to what the local district is currently experiencing. Overall, education uses a major portion of our state and county budgets. Any bill must clearly lay out how charter schools--a major shift in Kentucky public education--will be done while protecting the financial viability of…
The bill takes both resources and control over decisions about the needs and goals of public education away from local elected school boards. It does not, in exchange, demand superior…
These are the handouts for Wednesday's lunch and learn to be shared with legislators.
Simplicity. Charter schools are public schools. They are funded with public money and they operate inside the geographic boundaries of existing school districts. They must be authorized by the…
Public education is under attack nationwide. The playbook has already been written. As the largest remaining state without charter school legislation, and a $6.5 Billion dollar ANNUAL budget, Kentucky is…
Here are 3 things you can do now! 1. Update your profile picture. 2. Write an opinion letter for your local paper. 3. Contact your legislators. Call, email and write.…