Chamber to host Workforce Summit Oct. 19
As a follow-up to the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s recent report Kentucky’s Workforce Challenges: The Employer Perspective, the Chamber will host the 2015 Kentucky Workforce…
Education
Bevin calls for performance-based funding in early childhood education
After some uncertainty over his stance on early childhood education, Republican gubernatorial candidate Matt Bevin says his words have been misconstrued and he supports spending…
Results at center of Curtis’ education policy on innovative learning and standards
Independent governor’s race candidate Drew Curtis wants to improve education in the state by considering legislation to allow charter schools, taking a hard look at…
Conway could support charter schools depending on legislation, wants to hear from teachers on academic standards
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jack Conway says he could be supportive of innovative charter schools depending on the way the legislation is written and believes common…
Price of academic standards repeal would fall on teachers but state needs change, Bevin says
After legislation was passed by the Kentucky General Assembly in 2009 calling for more rigorous education standards, Kentucky was the first to adopt new academic…
Experts discuss workforce needs of Kentucky following release of Chamber report
After the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce released a workforce report detailing the challenges facing the state’s workforce, experts gathered at the 10th annual Business Summit…
Business and education leaders urge the state to stay the course on rigorous standards
At the Kentucky Chamber’s 10th annual Business Summit, leaders in business and education stressed a need for the state to continue with the rigorous education…
Ky. Chamber’s new workforce report calls on next governor to conduct top-to-bottom review and more
The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce has conducted a review of the state’s workforce training and development programs which shows the need better coordination, greater accountability…
Most Kentuckians support current academic standards have no suggested changes, KDE study shows
As the debate over rigorous academic standards continues in the state, the Kentucky Department of Education gave Kentuckians a chance to weigh in on the…
Education leaders discuss possible models for performance-based funding with legislators
At a meeting of the Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education Thursday, lawmakers heard testimony from education leaders concerned with the way state funds are…