Kentucky’s 2022 Elementary School Teacher of the Year and Middle School Teacher of the Year are educators from Northern Kentucky schools. The Elementary School Teacher of the Year is Beechwood Elementary second-grade teacher Ashley Ritchie of the Beechwood Independent School District, and the Middle School Teacher of the Year is Hallie Booth, an eighth-grade teacher […]
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Op-Ed: Students Best Served with Schools’ Flexibility to Manage Pandemic
The following op-ed is written by Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman The unforgiving delta variant has ravaged our commonwealth leaving no family untouched. In the first month of school, over 30 Kentucky school districts have closed their doors to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Teachers, coaches and bus drivers are dying. More children are in the […]
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Op-Ed: Student Drawings Show Why Teacher Diversity Matters in Ky.
The following op-ed is written by Jason Glass, Kenton Education Commissioner About a year ago, someone from the Kentucky Education Association reached out to our office and asked if we would like to display the drawings our public school students did as part of their Difference Makers Art Contest. As those drawings were recently being […]
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Op-Ed: Incentives, Not Mandates, Are the Way to Beat COVID-19 for Good
The following op-ed is written by Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Mac Brown Far too often throughout this pandemic, vaccine distribution has become politicized while the total needs of Kentuckians were ignored. Gov. Andy Beshear chose to decree certain mandates and rely on a one-size-fits-all approach, instead of working with lawmakers and local leaders on […]
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Op-Ed: Honor Labor Day by Supporting Workers as if They Are Essential
The following op-ed is written by Jason Bailey, executive director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. Starting last year, as COVID-19 led people to social distance and quarantine, a new term entered the lexicon: “essential worker.” Though everyday working people have always been the key to a functioning society and economy, the crisis laid […]
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Op-Ed: Ky. House Dems Urge Pregnant Women to Get COVID Vaccine
The following op-ed is written members of the Kentucky House Democratic Caucus including Reps. Rachel Roberts (D-Newport) and Buddy Wheatley (D-Covington). The full list of members signing the op-ed is below. During the early days of the 2021 legislative session, the Kentucky House Democratic Women’s Caucus sponsored the Kentucky Maternal and Infant Health project, a […]
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Op-Ed: Shop for More than Just School Supplies. Shop for Education.
The following op-ed is written by Andrew J. Vandiver, the president of EdChoice Kentucky. School is back in session. New classrooms, new supplies and new teachers bring a feeling of opportunity, and maybe a little anxiety too. Unfortunately for many families, this season is a reminder that their students—and thousands more like them across Kentucky—are trapped in a […]
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Op-Ed: Student Debt Relief Still Needed in Ky.
The following op-ed is written by Ashley Spalding, Research Director at the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. As another college year begins amidst a resurging pandemic, new Census data shows those struggling the most with student debt are also among the hardest hit by COVID-19’s economic impacts. Scholars and advocates continue to call for student debt […]
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Op-Ed: Record Surplus Creates Opportunity to Reinvest in Kentucky
The following op-ed is written by Jason Bailey , executive director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy Kentucky lawmakers will have a historic opportunity to begin putting the state back on track for a brighter future next legislative session. Thanks to aggressive federal pandemic relief that has increased Kentuckians’ incomes and strengthened consumer spending, the […]
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Op-Ed: Infrastructure is Key to Kentucky’s Growth
The following op-ed is written by Kentucky Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Ashli Watts. The saying is true-if you build it, they will come. Just look at the recent census data showing the areas in Kentucky which saw the most growth over the last 10 years. These areas can credit solid infrastructure as key to […]
