Kentucky School Advocate
June 2019
Rose remembered In 1984, a group of superintendents challenged the state and won. The Kentucky Supreme Court said lawmakers must fund the state’s schools both adequately and equitably. We take a look back at the landmark case that changed public education in Kentucky.
A thorny Rose Though the Rose decision led the state to put more money into Kentucky’s K-12 schools, the influx was short lived. Experts on the lawsuit say the state has failed to live up to the full promise of an efficient system of common schools.
Arts aliveDanville Independent’s board of education has maintained a decades-long commitment to the arts. The small district has a full-time arts education director and a performance hall. For its dedication to arts education, the board won a national award.
Students become leadersPaducah Independent Schools held its 19th annual Bobby L. Jones Future School Board Members program in March. Ten students are selected to learn more about the role of board members and then run the March meeting. Paducah board member Janice Howard said the program could "be a catalyst for these students to participate in leadership roles.
Bridging the gapA few districts have a non-voting student representative on its board to give a voice to the students.
Kentucky Gives Day a successKSBA’s Educational Foundation raised more than $5,000 for its First Degree Scholarship program, and the Foundation received a monthly commitment from the Kenton County school board.