Jess Clark

Kentucky is among 16 states whose governors received letters this week noting funding disparities between historically Black land-grant institutions and their predominantly white counterparts. The total disparity amounts to $12 billion.

Republican state lawmakers want State Auditor Mike Harmon to conduct an audit of Jefferson County Public Schools, citing issues with transportation, management, safety and low standardized test scores.

Kentucky Education Commissioner Jason Glass says he’d rather leave his job than be charged with implementing new restrictions on transgender students under Senate Bill 150.

Glass’ decision to step down comes after months of partisan attacks by conservative Republicans over his guidance toward policies that are inclusive of LGBTQ+ students.

After months of discussion, a policy committee landed Monday night on two options for the board to choose between: one which begrudgingly complies with the anti-trans law known as Senate Bill 150, and another which would put Kentucky’s largest district in open defiance with state lawmakers in Frankfort.

During the hearing, lawyers for both sides agreed that the decision hinges on whether charter schools qualify as public schools, legally. The Kentucky Constitution prohibits the use of funds raised for public education to be used outside of the system of “common schools.”

Kentucky’s top state education official is seeking employmentelsewhere. Commissioner of Education Jason Glass has been named one of four finalists to become superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools, a Maryland district of more than 111,000 students.

As billionaire Kelly Craft makes her rounds across Kentucky in this year’s race for governor, supporters may notice similar talking points to other Republican candidates. It’s no coincidence.

Virginia Moore is remembered as a “rock of stability and grace through the pandemic.”

New guidance from the Kentucky Department of Education advises school districts to remove sex ed from fifth-grade curriculum and tread cautiously with bathroom bans.