Kentucky
U.S.
Rank
You would think that Kentuckians’ appreciation of the finer things in life: bluegrass, bourbon and the Derby would inspire them to make education excellence a priority but every year opportunities to give parents more power and let kids go back to school with lots of resources is squandered. It shouldn’t be a horse that comes up lame in the final turn.
Opportunity
Score:
62%
Grade:
D
Rank:
#35
When Kentucky lawmakers supported their first charter school law in 2017, they did so without a funding provision and many other things…
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Grade:
F
Rank:
#38
There are no choice programs in this state.
Score:
Grade:
D
Rank:
#34
Student growth is not required as part of teacher evaluation; teachers at various levels are required to demonstrate content…
Innovation
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Grade:
C
Rank:
#21
Kentucky has some efforts in place to advance digital learning. The Kentucky Digital Learning Guidelines outline how districts and schools should…
Kentucky did not require school closures for several weeks, although nearly all schools did close. In order for schools to continue instruction…
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Policy Environment
Andy Beshear narrowly beat Matt Bevin in November 2019, but it was a huge loss for parent power. Gov. Beshear is anti-choice and pro-union…
Kentucky’s constitution contains both a Blaine Amendment and a Compelled Support Clause. “The restrictive language of Kentucky’s constitution…
School report cards are easily located from Kentucky’s DOE homepage under Quick Links. Report cards are user-friendly and provide relevant…