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HOW HAS SEEK FUNDING SHIFTED SINCE 2008?

Since 1990, SEEK (short for Support Education Excellence in Kentucky) has been the Commonwealth’s main mechanism for...
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October 20, 2022Uncategorizedby

Income, Race and Cross-Tabulated Insights

Crosstabs! The data files for the Kentucky school report card have crosstabs!
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May 11, 2022charter-schoolsby

2. What student results are charter schools expected to deliver?

State law on charter schools  has two kinds of requirements for student results:First, Kentucky’s school accountability system will apply. That system includes student assessments, other kinds of data, school ratings, and support and improvement actions when schools have especially weak results. It’s clear that charter …
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6. Who can apply to start a charter school?

Kentucky law specifies that “teachers, parents, school administrators, community residents, public organizations, nonprofit organizations, or a combination thereof” will be able to apply. Applications for charter schools controlled wholly or partly by religious denominations will be rejected.Each charter application will include by-laws and initial members …
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5. Who can authorize charter schools?

In charter school operation, the authorizer is a government body that approves an application to form a charter school, enters a contract with the school’s board, provides oversight, and decides on renewal or closure of the school. Options and Appeals Kentucky law allows multiple authorizers …
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3. Which school laws do charter schools have to follow?

Here are some important examples of Kentucky rules that charter schools probably will not have to follow:
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1. What is a charter school?

Under  Kentucky law, a public charter school will be one that: Serves students whose families apply, with a lottery to award seats if there are too many applications Is governed by a board of directors Receives authorization and oversight from another public agency: a school …
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4. How can students be admitted to charter schools?

In general, students who wish to attend Kentucky charter schools will be admitted. If the number wishing to attend exceeds the charter school’s capacity, some preferences will apply: For students who already attend the school, their siblings, and students who live in the district where …
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April 19, 2021Uncategorizedby

Ky. Postsecondary Moves Forward, Even in Pandemic

The Council on Postsecondary Education’s 2021 Stronger By Degrees Progress Report http://cpe.ky.gov/data/reports/2021progressreport.pdf shows growth worth celebrating in overall educational attainment, KCTCS graduation rates, and STEM+H degrees, along with slower progress on bachelor graduation rates and a concerning decline in higher education enrollment. This year, that good news is especially impressive: results reported now include successes posted as a pandemic swept over the state, disrupting learning opportunities and demanding unprecedented teaching innovations.
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January 14, 2021Uncategorizedby

House and Senate move FAST on budget decisions

Budget work is moving with unusual speed this year, with both House and Senate moving through committee action and floor votes this week on the Executive Branch budget. They approved identical plans for the education items we track. Work by a free conference committee could still bring additional changes.
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