“We are losing quality teachers (throughout Kentucky) because of this uncertainty.” – Dr. Rachel Yarbrough, Webster County Schools superintendent on the uncertainty over pension reform. From the Sebree Banner. Click here for full story
“We’re saying, we don’t really want you to compare schools. Schools should stand on their own, and you look at the big picture.” – Rebecca Blessing, Communications director for the Kentucky Department of Education after the release of 2016-17 state test scores in this transitional year. From the
Kentucky Enquirer, Fort Mitchell.
Click here for full story“The PFM report shows it will also provide a generous retirement benefit for future teachers and state workers.” – John Chilton, State budget director on a proposed switch to 401(k)-style defined contribution plans as part of pension reform. From the
Courier Journal, Louisville.
Click here for full story“These proposals shift that risk from the state and its public employers and taxpayers and put it all on the workers. In fact, there’s going to be more risk because they are no longer in a group that can manage the risk much better.” – Keith Brainard, research director for the National Association of State Retirement Administrators, on a possible state pension switch to a defined contribution plan. From the
Courier Journal, Louisville.
Click here for full story“People would really like their kids in that new high school. If I could bribe somebody to get that boundary out quicker, I would.” – Bret Halverson, Scott County real estate agent, joking about the Scott County district’s pending new attendance zone lines taking into account a new high school. From the
News Graphic, Georgetown.
Click here for full story“We’re not panicking.” – Rob Clayton, Warren County Schools superintendent saying there is no cause for alarm, despite uncertainty over state cuts in Flex Focus funding and other budget strains. From the
Daily News, Bowling Green.
Click here for full story“Living in poverty literally permeates every aspect of a child’s life, including their health, reading levels, and workforce prospects.” – Dr. Terry Brooks, Kentucky Youth Advocates’ executive director on U.S. Census Bureau figures showing one in four Kentucky children still live in poverty, unchanged from the 2015 estimate. From
Spectrum News, Louisville.
Click here for full story“It gives the victims and the victims’ families the respect that I think they’re due based on what they went through. This needed to be out in the open.” – Jon Hayden, McCracken sheriff on the new, more visible memorial recognizing the deadly 1997 Heath High School shooting. From the
Paducah Sun. Click here for full story“When you don’t cut from one area but you cut from another, then you have to use these monies to cover those monies and it is a trickle-down effect.” – Tres Settle, Calloway County superintendent, emphasizing that any cuts to education affect the bottom line, even though SEEK may be spared. From the
Murray Ledger & Times. Click here for full story “I don’t believe that’s the answer. The answer is positively feeding our cycle of improvement.” – Dennis Maines, Silver Grove Independent superintendent on the idea of closing down the PS-12 district’s high school – this year’s senior class has four students – in response to the community’s sustainability struggles. From the
River City News, Covington.
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