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Disregarding the Democratic governor’s veto, lawmakers vote to finally push through priority legislation opting Kentucky into a federal tax credit for educational scholarships.
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Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a bill that would opt Kentucky into a federal scholarship program for K-12 students. House Bill 1 would allow students to receive scholarships for private school tuition funded by donors receiving a federal tax credit starting in 2027.
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A bill authorizing a federal tax credit for those who donate to K-12 scholarship funds is moving speedily through the Kentucky legislature.
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Murray State University associate professor of Spanish Robert “Moses” Fritz will present his thoughts on how AI can best help further students’ education in a lecture on Friday titled “Putting the Work Back into Homework: Principles of AI-Based Assignment Design.”
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The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a 2022 law creating a public funding mechanism for charter schools violated the state constitution.
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A fight is brewing over Tennessee legislation designed to bring more transparency to the state’s new private-school voucher program.
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A United Campus Workers of Kentucky board member says a bill now under consideration in the state House that would let public universities lay off educators – including those with tenure – for financial reasons could be “devastating” for the commonwealth’s academic community.
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As legislators work their way through a bare bones budget, school superintendents are asking for full funding for transportation and construction.
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A Franklin County judge ruled Thursday he won’t dismiss a lawsuit brought by a group of Kentucky students alleging the state has failed to provide an adequate and equitable education.
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A Kentucky Senate committee has passed bills that would limit administrator pay increases to those given to teachers and require more training, as the legislature hones in on public school accountability.
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Kentucky’s Council on Postsecondary Education on Friday approved Murray State University’s proposal to offer a doctorate of veterinary medicine program – which would be the first degree of its kind offered in the Bluegrass State.
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Murray State is one step closer to establishing its School of Veterinary Medicine. According to a press release contained in a campus-wide email on Jan. 26, the university received approval from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education Academic and Strategic Initiatives Committee to offer a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine degree.