KSBA News Releases

Long-serving Frankfort Independent Schools Board of Education member Jina Greathouse was named the 2025 Kentucky School Board Member of the Year during the Kentucky School Boards Association’s (KSBA) Annual Conference, Feb. 21-23, in Louisville. Greathouse, a 22-year member of the FIS board, has served... 

(Oct. 3, 2024) There is overwhelming consensus among local school board members throughout Kentucky that public funds should not be directed to private schools, according to a recent survey by the Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA). The survey was conducted in anticipation of the controversial measure that will appear on Kentucky ballots this fall. 

(April 17, 2024) Recent passage of House Bill 2, putting the issue of public funds for private education on the ballot this November, represents a pivotal moment in the history of Kentucky’s system of common schools, and potentially the most consequential legislation in the Commonwealth since the Kentucky Educational Reform Act (KERA) of 1990. 

KSBA hosted its 2024 Annual Conference March 1-3 at The Galt House Hotel in Louisville. The annual awards luncheon on Saturday, March 2 served as a celebration of award-worthy education leaders and student scholarships. Mike Waller, a 30-year member of the Henderson County Board of Education, was named KSBA’s 2024 Kentucky School Board Member of the Year...

KSBA thanks House leadership, the Appropriations & Revenue Committee chairman and all those who contributed to the crafting of the budget proposal for increased funding in targeted areas. We are grateful that the increase to base SEEK funding...