Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
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The Collaborative for Families & Schools is a network of families, schools, and community partners supporting local innovation and collaboration to meet the unique needs of every Kentucky child to improve learning outcomes and student success. Since 1983, the Prichard Committee has worked to study priority issues, inform the public and policymakers about best practices and mobilize citizens,..
Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
1M ago
As the dust settles on the 2024 Kentucky legislative session, there is a significant measure of good progress on the early childhood front, some sobering data that gives us pause, and some critical unknowns. First, the good news – millions of dollars have been earmarked for early care and education ..read more
Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
2M ago
2024 Groundswell Community Education Profiles Spur Local Action At the Prichard Committee, we believe improving education and economic outcomes statewide can only happen with deep community involvement. Our Groundswell Initiative is a framework for hyper-local engagement that champions collaborative leadership between families, schools, and members of the community. People stand ..read more
Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
2M ago
On March 13, the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee reported out its version of the state budget for the next two fiscal years. The House and Senate are expected to move quickly into conference committee meetings to hammer out a shared final spending plan. Here's a rapid look at how ..read more
Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
2M ago
The Kentucky Center for Statistics (KyStats) is offering a new way to understand high school graduates moving into adulthood, higher education, and careers. Check out 2022 Life Outcomes for 2015 Kentucky Public High School Graduates, showing postsecondary attainment and median incomes for each attainment level. It's powerful data with powerful ..read more
Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
2M ago
Hope on the HORIZON for Kentucky’s Youngest Learners and Working Families Earlier this week in Frankfort, Senator Danny Carroll filed Senate Bill 203, also dubbed the Horizon Act. With it comes a proposed Senate budget request of $150 million per year, or $300 million for the biennium. This is the ..read more
Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
3M ago
Governor Beshear offered his budget recommendations for the next two fiscal years last night, addressing the commonwealth in a recorded address and releasing a draft budget bill for public consideration. Here, I’ll summarize his proposals, including important steps forward on the Big Bold Ask and some continuing questions about how ..read more
Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
3M ago
RICHMOND, Ky. — In a course about teaching elementary social studies, a room of mostly juniors at Eastern Kentucky University discusses how to make sure children understand basics like civics, rights, laws, and personal responsibilities. Throughout their teacher education program, students cover academic content, classroom management, education systems, teaching methods ..read more
Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
3M ago
How has Kentucky done recently at welcoming and empowering all Kentucky’s K-12 learners? This week, after Brigitte Blom’s call to action, I’ve summarized 2023 overall test scores and shared a snapshot of those results by group. Here, I want to share other kinds of evidence about how well we have ..read more
Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
3M ago
The Kentucky School Report Card data was released this week, once again providing a wealth of information on outcomes, including KSA (Kentucky State Assessment) results for all students and for many student groups. For folks who want to see the patterns of similarities and differences by groups, I want to ..read more
Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
3M ago
In Kentucky public postsecondary education, male students are far behind their classmates in enrollment, bachelor attainment, and associate attainment. They only match female learners in earning undergraduate certificates. Higher education has a history of making female students less welcome and moving them to lower levels of attainment, but the wheel ..read more