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The report says Amendment 2 is on the ballot because the Kentucky General Assembly enacted a private school voucher program in 2021 and legislation was filed to expand the program, but the state ...
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OpEd: HB 563 attempts to skirt the constitution by creating a complicated tax scheme that diverts public money to private schools.
Voluntary charter schools certainly provide one aspect to bettering the educational system in Kentucky. But while charter schools benefit students by creating a more competitive educational marketplace, one still needs to consider how to institute reform that better prepares Kentucky students for post-secondary education, should they choose to pursue it.
The law was struck down by the Kentucky Supreme Court in 2022 for violating provisions of the Constitution of Kentucky forbidding public funding of private education. [2] The General Assembly passed a separate law in 2022 which would have allowed for the public funding of charter schools and the creation of two pilot schools, which was also ...
A few private schools pre-dating Kentucky's statehood, such as the Salem Academy in Bardstown starting in 1794. [11] Plans were put forward by 1800 but never put in operation. State funds that were allocated were diverted to other uses. Some towns set up xharity schools for paupers but thy had a negative stigma attached.
Linda Blackford: Kentucky schools are back to pre-KERA levels of unequal funding, but legislators are planning a constitutional amendment to allow tax dollars to be spent on private schools.
Students attending private schools per parents’ request, do not have an entitlement to receive special education services and it must be requested per the parent. [47] IDEA demands that school districts provide appropriate services to children with disabilities that are enrolled in a private school.