by Tom Loftus and Allison Ross , The Courier-Journal – Gov. Matt Bevin on Wednesday blasted Jefferson County Public Schools for poor educational results in some of its schools, calling the state’s largest school district an “unmitigated disaster.” Bevin, in a morning interview with conservative talk show host Leland Conway, said that “JCPS is a disaster in terms of…
VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) – Higher education officials from across Kentucky are meeting in Versailles to discuss making transferoptions between community colleges and universities easier for students. A statement from the Kentucky Community and Technical College System says it is working with the Council on Postsecondary Education to bring together nearly 200 educators on Wednesday to participate in…
by Tom Loftus , @TomLoftus_CJ – FRANKFORT, Ky. — Last December state Rep. Dennis Horlander submitted extraordinary claims to be paid for working 56 various dates in 2016 during the time the General Assembly was not in session, according to legislative pay records. That request was more than three times larger than any other current legislator filed…
by Nick Storm, @NStorm_politics –FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Education Association is backing Senate Republican’s top priority education reform bill this session. Senate Bill 1 would largely change the shape of education in the commonwealth by more closely mirroring the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) allowing more local control and ending the influence of Common Core in both state standards and…
BY JOHN CHEVES, jcheves@herald-leader.com – The Kentucky General Assembly resumes its 2017 session Tuesday afternoon with an ambitious conservative agenda set by the state’s newly unified Republican leadership. When lawmakers adjourned Jan. 7 for a monthlong break, they had just passed a flurry of bills establishing new restrictions on abortion and labor unions, and Gov. Matt Bevin enthusiastically signed…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Progress is being made in tracking down rapists and finding closure for victims. A new law passed last year in Kentucky requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt a sexual assault response policy by the start of this year. All made the deadline with time to spare. The new policies cover the collection…
by Ryland Barton – State lawmakers return to Frankfort Tuesday after a break in this year’s General Assembly. With nearly two months left, the legislature is likely to consider major changes to the public education and criminal justice systems, giving the governor more power to reorganize university boards and altering the way medical malpractice lawsuits progress through…
by RYLAND BARTON – When Kentucky lawmakers return to Frankfort next week, they’re expected to take up charter school legislation. In the meantime, Louisville Public Media is taking a look at the issue from various angles. In this installment of the weeklong series, we take a look at another way the issue is often framed: as urban vs. rural.…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has signed an executive order aimed at giving people with criminal records a “fair chance” to land state government jobs. The Republican governor’s action will remove the box on state job application forms that asks job seekers whether they have criminal records. Bevin said Wednesday that background checks can still be…
WATCH |Senator Mike Wilson holds town hall regarding education By Sean Baute | BOWLING GREEN, KY. (WBKO) — Sen. Mike Wilson of Warren County held a town hall meeting at Greenwood High School Monday to discuss issues regarding education, especially Senate Bill 1. Wilson addressed the teachers in the crowd, reassuring how important education is. “58% of our…