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Retired police officers, firefighters and teachers could see an estimated $300-$350 boost to their Social Security benefits beginning next month, according to Kentucky Education Association (KEA).
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Kentucky's public employees are advocating for the federal government to expand Social Security benefits to millions of people.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's legislature delivered on a new two-year state budget Thursday that would increase funding for K-12 schools as…
Kentucky House passes a bill aimed at putting a school choice constitutional amendment on the ballot
Supporters of letting Kentucky voters decide the outcome of a school choice constitutional amendment cleared a key hurdle Wednesday when the state House gave its support, after a tense debate that could foreshadow a bruising campaign ahead if the proposal reaches the ballot.
The bill was filed a day after school choice supporters rallied at the statehouse.
Advocates proposed a constitutional amendment that would allow state lawmakers to “provide for the educational costs of students” outside the public school system.
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Senate Bill 138 — co-sponsored by Sen. Max Wise, R-16, and Sen. Robby Mills, R-4 — would require historical documents, like the Bill of Rights and Mayflower Compact, to be taught in schools, as well as a variety of speeches given from people like Abraham Lincoln, Booker T. Washington, Martin Luther King Jr., and Ronald Reagan.
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The Kentucky Education Association says open jobs create a domino effect that leads to heavier workloads and bigger class sizes.
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The pandemic drove teachers and other staff away from schools across Kentuckiana and across the country.
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The nonprofit organization contends in the lawsuit, filed Monday in Franklin Circuit Court, that that portion of House Bill 563 is unconstitutional in Kentucky because it sends public dollars to private schools.