3 myths about rural education that are holding students back
Students in rural areas achieve just as much as their peers elsewhere. Rural education must stop being an afterthought to legislators.
Policy
Articles discussing a current or proposed policy, and what is good and bad about it.
Cities are clearing encampments, but this won’t solve homelessness − here’s a better way forward
Providing permanent housing subsidies, expanding access to affordable housing, and implementing Housing First approaches, paired with supportive services, is a more effective and humane approach.
Colorado takes a new – and likely more effective – approach to the housing crisis
The housing crisis is real, everywhere in the country. One state has passed legislation to address it. Can Kentucky follow suit?
Broad public support for legal abortion persists 2 years after Dobbs
By more than 2 to 1, Americans say medication abortion should be legal.
A Catholic priest’s list of legislation – from 1909
This priest saw the needs of today with clarity, over a century ago.
League of Women Voters calls out General Assembly for anti-democratic power plays
We’ve seen this practices in Frankfort for a long time – but as the LWV notes, the anti-democratic actions have gotten much worse in recent years.
Landmark report shows dire need for minimum starting salary for teachers
The teacher shortage in our state is bad, and getting worse. But a new report shows a way forward.
Offering treatment to drug users instead of arresting them reduces crime and addiction
New research into police diversion programs shows effectiveness at reducing drug use, homelessness, and crime.
Beshear releases ed plan calling for largest pay increase in 40 years
Plan calls for $1.1 billion investment to support an 11% pay increase for all school personnel.
States seek to let teens as young as 14 serve booze in restaurants
Kentucky one of seven states that recently lowered the age to serve alcohol
Report: Central Appalachia could be safe haven for climate-change migrants
When the climate crisis causes people to move, one of the places they may wind up is Appalachia. Are we ready for that?
Hospitals in Two States Denied an Abortion to a Miscarrying Patient. Investigators Say They Broke Federal Law.
Doctors told her she might die but she couldn’t have an abortion under state law until she got sicker, documents show. The Biden administration says failing to act violates a federal law requiring hospitals to provide emergency care.
SNAP is our best tool for fighting hunger. Don’t hold it hostage.
Why is Congress attacking our fellow citizens who are falling into hunger?
More than 17,000 Kentuckians could lose food aid
The new SNAP reporting process, complicated by design, could cause thousands of Kentuckians to go hungry.
Trouble in town? Send in the Maroon People!
In Dayton, mediators are making a difference, and lowering the use of police to de-escalate conflict.
