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After months of discussion, a policy committee landed Monday night on two options for the board to choose between: one which begrudgingly complies with the anti-trans law known as Senate Bill 150, and another which would put Kentucky’s largest district in open defiance with state lawmakers in Frankfort.
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During the hearing, lawyers for both sides agreed that the decision hinges on whether charter schools qualify as public schools, legally. The Kentucky Constitution prohibits the use of funds raised for public education to be used outside of the system of “common schools.”
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A disagreement over the meaning of “or” in a controversial anti-trans law has ignited the latest conflict between a prominent Republican lawmaker and the Kentucky Department of Education.
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Republicans had criticized Beshear last week for inaction in dealing with the board’s membership. The controversy surfaced when the Courier Journal reported that the two seats had sat idle for more than a year on the 11 voting-member board.
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New guidance from the Kentucky Department of Education advises school districts to remove sex ed from fifth-grade curriculum and tread cautiously with bathroom bans.
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Kentucky law is supposed to insulate the state’s education commissioner and board from politics. But the position has become a political battleground in recent years as governors and lawmakers fight over control.
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In a late-session effort, some GOP lawmakers are pushing through a controversial measure that would allow the state to pay for private school tuition.
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Leaders of the new Association for Teaching Black History in Kentucky say they plan to create resources and training to help educators teach students about Black history in their own state.
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Since the 2022 legislative session kicked off last month, state lawmakers have introduced a slew of proposals that directly impact young people and…
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A growing number of Tennessee schools are again experiencing low attendance, staffing shortages and closures due to COVID-19.More than 30 school districts…