Opioid Crisis Rapidly Evolving into Workforce Issue
Declining workforce participation rates have quickly become a major challenge for the state’s businesses and employers, with Kentucky ranking 47th in the nation for workforce…
Workforce Development
State business leaders focus on the future of Kentucky in first day of Ky. Chamber Business Summit
How to Future-Proof Kentucky In the opening keynote address on Thursday, Global Futurist Jack Uldrich discussed how to future-proof Kentucky against top trends that will…
Essential skills education bill will pass in 2018 session, legislative leaders promise
As Kentucky employers continue to struggle to find qualified workers to fill jobs in the state, leaders from the House and the Senate tell the…
Kentucky Chamber report details state’s low workforce participation rate
Kentucky’s low workforce participation rate is the focus of a report released today by the Kentucky Chamber. Although the state’s unemployment rate ranked 27th…
Op-ed: Tracking school performance critical to ensuring high quality education
The following is an op-ed from Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Dave Adkisson about accountability in Kentucky schools. Taking responsibility for our actions and making…
Legislature fails to pass critical workers’ comp bill in final hours, appeals bond sees final passage
In the final hours of the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly passed a bill relating to the state’s legal system supported by the Kentucky…
Charter school legislation passes Senate, heads for final legislative hurdle
A bill to bring public charter schools to Kentucky moved through the process Wednesday with passage through the Senate Education Committee and on the Senate…
Two big education measures move out of committee
Performance-Based Funding for Higher Education On Tuesday, the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee passed Senate Bill 153, which brings Kentucky one step closer to adopting…
Transparency for workforce investment dollars going through area development districts heads to governor’s desk
Legislation to bring more oversight and transparency to the state’s area development districts, entities using state and federal dollars on aging programs, employment services and…
Charter schools legislation moves to the state Senate
A bill to bring public charter schools to Kentucky moved through the process Friday with passage through the House Education Committee and on the House…