Jess Clark
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Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has allowed a bill criticized as a “book-banning” measure to become law without his signature.
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Kentucky lawmakers have spent a lot of time talking about the state’s teacher shortage this legislative session. So what did they do toaddress the issue?Jefferson County Teachers’ Association President Brent McKim said some bills around licensure and student behavior may aid schools in hiring and retention, but other measures limiting academic freedom could make the state’s teacher shortage evenworse.
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Amid culture war clashes over LGBTQ-inclusive school policies, Kentucky lawmakers passed a bill that would give the GOP-controlled Senate the power to confirm or deny the state’s education commissioner.
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If Beshear vetoes the measure, lawmakers can easily override the move when they return for the final two days of the legislative session on March 29-30.
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In a late-session effort, some GOP lawmakers are pushing through a controversial measure that would allow the state to pay for private school tuition.
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Some conservatives are seeking to remove titles that center LGBTQ characters from school libraries across the country, saying the materials are pornographic.
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The Kentucky House Education Committee advanced a measure on Tuesday that would enshrine into state law the First Amendment rights of public school staff to engage in “private religious expression” while on thejob.“It was a sad day in America when the Bible was taken out of schools,” bill sponsor Republican Rep. Chris Fugate of Chavies told the committee.
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The measure would create criminal penalties for “adult performances,” which would include a “performance involving male or female impersonators who provide entertainment that appeals to a prurient interest.”
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Teacher candidates would be subject to more stringent background checks under a measure that advanced through the Kentucky House Education committee Tuesday.
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Senate Bill 5 filed by Republican Sen. Jason Howell of Murray would require districts to create a process for parents to request banning certain books, materials, programs and school events. Parents can file requests that would start with the principal and then go to the local board of education, if needed.