January 28, 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor More Information Contact:Jessica Fletcher, Senior Director, Communications & External Affairs(cell) 859-539-0511jessica.fletcher@prichardcommittee.orgLEXINGTON, KY – In a survey of more than 1,400 Kentucky families, more than 45% of respondents indicated that they have had to change job status due to childcare issues …
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Congratulations President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris.
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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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January 14, 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor More Information Contact:Jessica Fletcher, Senior Director, Communications & External Affairs(cell) 859-539-0511jessica.fletcher@prichardcommittee.org OWENSBORO, KY – The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence has received a $500,000 multi-year grant from the Public Life Foundation of Owensboro to fund high-level early childhood policy and …
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Governor Beshear introduced his proposed budget for the 2022 fiscal year last night, including some important steps up for Kentucky’s educational investments. Here comes an overview of his recommendations, which will be considered and almost certainly changed by the General Assembly.
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Kentucky has made impressive progress in education over the last generation. Unfortunately, as shown in our 2020 Big Bold Future Annual Rankings Report, we have hit a plateau and are moving backwards in some key areas – from preschool to postsecondary – with persistent gaps for those historically underserved.
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Last night, after watching the events of the Capitol takeover in Washington, D.C., Prichard Committee President & CEO Brigitte Blom Ramsey tweeted, “Our young people are watching tonight, they’re formulating perceptions of our democracy, the role of decency, questioning the ideals of our founding - and seeding the future. Let our BETTER ANGELS prevail tonight & in days ahead.”
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The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence has five requests for the 2021 Kentucky General Assembly that we believe will present a vision of a Big Bold Future where every Kentuckian can thrive, contribute to, and benefit from our shared progress as a state.
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For Parents January 4 at 2/1 pm, M-F : New TV program for students at home: Let’s Learn | PBS LearningMedia For Educators A Trusted Space: Screening opportunity for educators – KET Education COVID Response Commissioner’s Parent Advisory Council Virtual Meeting to discuss school re-opening …
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December 8, 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor More Information Contact:Jessica Fletcher, Senior Director, Communications & External Affairs(cell) 859-539-0511jessica.fletcher@prichardcommittee.org LEXINGTON, KY – A group of teachers from 23 counties across Kentucky convened by the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence has released its Letter from Kentucky Teachers, offering shared …
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