Upon Reviewing GOP's Education-Focused Priority Bills

Upon reviewing GOP's education-focused priority bills

Kentucky Republican Senators introduce bills aiming to improve public education, receiving mixed responses from Democrats and educators. Concerns are raised on initiatives shifting powers from the Jefferson County Public Schools Board to the district’s superintendent and requiring increased financial report transparency.

Kentucky GOP senators make public education a cornerstone of their priority bills • Kentucky Lantern

Senate President Pro Tempore David Givens, R-Greensburg, speaks to reporters after a Senate Education Committee meeting. (Kentucky Lantern photo by McKenna Horsley)FRANKFORT — Kentucky Republican senators have introduced a slate of bills they say show their commitment to bettering public education in the commonwealth.  Some of the proposals are getting support from Democrats and educators, but others are more contentious.  Two of the priority bi…

Ky. GOP senators make public education a cornerstone of their priority bills

Kentucky Republican senators have introduced a slate of bills they say show their commitment to bettering public education in the commonwealth.  Some of the proposals are getting support from Democrats and educators, but others are more contentious.  Two of the priority bills passed out of the Senate Education Committee Thursday. Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tempore David Givens, of Greensburg, mirrors a 2022 law deemed uncon…