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The GOP-led General Assembly is sending a question to voters that could change the trajectory of education in Kentucky. For better or for worse? It depends on who you ask.
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Republican state House leaders called a last-minute meeting Tuesday to consider one of the most divisive measures of the session.
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There are now competing “school choice” amendments in the Kentucky House. House Bill 2 is the second measure filed this year that would allow the state to fund private school tuition.
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A measure that would open the door to taxpayer funding of private school tuition was revived Tuesday by Republican Rep. Josh Calloway of Irvington.
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Conservative legislators have long pushed for “school choice” measures, like charter schools and scholarship tax credits, but a provision in the state constitution banning public education dollars from being spent on entities besides “common schools” has hamstrung their efforts. Now Republican leaders say they plan to amend the state’s fundamental document to allow such programs.
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Tennessee’s top education official is stepping down from her post. Penny Schwinn has served as education commissioner since 2019, implementing major logistical and academic changes.
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Charter schools have been legal in Kentucky since 2017, but the state doesn’t have any because they aren't funded. This bill would change that.
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Kentucky lawmakers will return for the final two days of this year’s legislative session on Monday and Tuesday to consider overriding Gov. Andy Beshear’s…
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Lawmakers hurried bills dealing with school choice, broadband funding and tax breaks for data centers through the Kentucky legislature ahead of Gov. Andy…
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School choice is a big buzzword in education policy, and in many parts of the country, opinions on it usually run along party lines. Republicans tend to…