Chamber president testifies on quality of Kentucky’s graduates
At a meeting of the House Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education this week, Chamber President and CEO Dave Adkisson shared the employer community’s take…
Education
Charter school legislation heard before packed crowd
Today, during a meeting of the House Education Committee, charter school legislation, HB 77 (Montell), was heard for informational purposes before a packed crowd. Dave…
Education Legislation Update
Raise the dropout age – SB 109 (Westwood) recently passed the Senate. SB 109 allows local school boards, on the recommendation of the superintendent, to require children residing…
Ask your legislator to support charter schools
On Tuesday, February 14 at 8:00 a.m., an informational hearing on a bill in the House Education Committee is important to the state of education in the Commonwealth….
Early graduation bill gets traction in the Senate
Yesterday, the Senate Education Committee passed SB 86, a bill to allow high school juniors to graduate from high school early and continue on to…
Kentucky Chamber members commit $1 million to train school principals
More donations needed to cover specific counties On Wednesday, the Kentucky Chamber Foundation announced it will invest more than $1 million toward creating a Leadership…
Bill to raise mandatory high school attendance age passes committee
HB 216 (Greer), which would phase in raising the mandatory high school attendance age to 18, passed the House education committee today. The bill now…
Teacher evaluation bill passes House
A bill passed in the House of Representatives seeks to improve the evaluation system used for education professionals in K-12 schools. HB 40 (Rollins) requires the…
Initiative to focus on building employer support for new learning standards
Encouraging Kentucky employers to support tougher academic standards to build a stronger workforce was the focus of a joint presentation Dec. 1 by Education Commissioner…
View the Chamber’s 2011 election guide on business issues
Do you know where the candidates stand on important business issues like education, taxes, health care and labor issues like right-to-work? If not, view our…