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The law was struck down by the Kentucky Supreme Court in 2022 for violating provisions of the Constitution of Kentucky forbidding public funding of private education. [2] The General Assembly passed a separate law in 2022 which would have allowed for the public funding of charter schools and the creation of two pilot schools, which was also ...
The Kentucky Department of Education became an official organization in 1924. [1] Its headquarters is located in Frankfort, Kentucky. [2] In 1848, Kentucky citizens voted for a law that allowed taxation to support schools. [1] In 1938, a new law was passed allowing vocational-technical schools to be formed.
Since 2008, states have reduced their school funding from taxes by 12%, the most pronounced drop on record. [15] The majority of targeted school funding reforms have been in response to court orders, often due to lawsuits. [16] Despite some efforts to improve school funding, 60% of schools report that their facilities need repair. [17]
Kentucky’s education budget has been a hot topic since Gov. Andy Beshear and House Republicans filed their proposals this month. Here’s more on how the money actually makes it to local districts.
If Amendment 2 passes, legislators would be given the green light to steer money to other entities, including private or charter schools.
Voluntary charter schools certainly provide one aspect to bettering the educational system in Kentucky. But while charter schools benefit students by creating a more competitive educational marketplace, one still needs to consider how to institute reform that better prepares Kentucky students for post-secondary education, should they choose to pursue it.
A state lawmaker who sponsored the legislation said the bill was necessary due to criticism from out of state groups, but critics say the bill goes too far.
Boyd County Public Schools is a school district based in Boyd County, Kentucky. The district serves the area within Catlettsburg and the rest of Boyd County, excluding the city of Ashland and the census-designated place of Westwood , each of which has its own school district.