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April 9, 2025edby

Community Action is Key to Improving Education Outcomes in Kentucky

The Big Bold Future National Rankings Report, released biennially by the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence...
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November 6, 2024press-releaseby

A Statement from Brigitte Blom on Amendment 2

Today, Kentucky citizens decided the fate of Kentucky’s system of education.
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October 24, 2024amendment-2-2; policy-matters; school-choiceby

Amendment 2: A Race to the Bottom

On Election Day, Kentucky voters will be asked if they approve amendments to the commonwealth’s Constitution in no...
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October 3, 2024press-releaseby

Kentucky Test Scores Show Slight Improvement

Kentucky has seen improvement in four of the measures that the Prichard Committee most closely tracks.
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August 28, 2024Uncategorizedby

Fear Not, Charter Schools – if Done Well

The Prichard Committee has not been a proponent nor an opponent of public charter schools. We believe that is the wrong
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March 16, 2022charter-schoolsby

Fear Not, Charter Schools – if Done Well

How do we close longstanding and persistent achievement gaps in our state?
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August 19, 2021Uncategorizedby

Prichard to emphasize the meaning of and importance of equity in series of Thursday posts

In recent weeks and months, the word “equity” and the intention behind “equity” related work have been questioned. Because of this, the Prichard Committee is joining the refrain of leaders across the state who are working to dispel misinformation and to rightly connect the work of “equity” to achieving full “equality” for which we, and our Constitution, aspire.
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July 22, 2021edby

Roll up your sleeves and help our schools safely open

One full academic year has passed with varying degrees of in-person and virtual learning across the state. It is now time to roll up our sleeves (literally) and ensure all students will have the opportunity to receive better access to their teachers, peers, and learning …
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June 18, 2021Uncategorizedby

Statement on discussing race, sex, gender and religious issues in the classroom

Kentucky should engage in a solutions-focused process and discussion to improve culturally relevant and inclusive education practices. Such a process is a systemic way to inform the development and revisions of our state standards and model curriculum framework which empowers students with the abilities and capacities in KRS 158.645 and KRS 158.6451 needed to become informed citizens.
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May 24, 2021Uncategorizedby

How should Kentucky spend $2.1 billion for K-12 education?

Last month, following the approval of the American Rescue Plan, I wrote about the need for communities to come to the table to talk about education recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. As guidance from the U.S. Department of Education on the use of these funds has been made available, it’s apparent that community, parent, and education stakeholder buy-in isn’t just on my wish list – it’s a requirement.
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