enacted should:[/vc_column_text][info_list_father connector_h=”10″ liststyle=”inset”][info_list_son style=”icon” size=”15″ width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ icon=”fa fa-circle” iconclr=”#004a87″]Fully fund school transportation & all-day kindergarten.[/info_list_son][info_list_son style=”icon” size=”15″ width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ icon=”fa fa-circle” iconclr=”#004a87″]Support recommendations of the SEEK task force.[/info_list_son][info_list_son style=”icon” size=”15″ width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ icon=”fa fa-circle” iconclr=”#004a87″]Create and allocate funding for the Fund for Teaching[/info_list_son][info_list_son style=”icon” size=”15″ width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ icon=”fa fa-circle” iconclr=”#004a87″]Excellence that includes:
– Teacher mentorship
– Expanded coaching to increase teacher quality
– Teacher scholarships for areas like dual-credit certification[/info_list_son][info_list_son style=”icon” size=”15″ width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ icon=”fa fa-circle” iconclr=”#004a87″]Improve early literacy and math outcomes.[/info_list_son][/info_list_father][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Kentucky Rankings Among 50 States[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_row_inner equal_height=”true”][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″ background_color=”#f3f3f3″][wyde_counter_box value=”26″ title=”4th grade reading proficiency” color=”#000000″ el_class=”number1″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″ background_color=”#004a87″][wyde_counter_box value=”39″ title=”8th grade math proficiency” color=”#ffffff”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″ background_color=”#f3f3f3″][wyde_counter_box value=”3″ title=”High school graduation” color=”#000000″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text el_class=”bbatext2″]Big Bold Ask Increase over FY 2022:[/vc_column_text][info_list_father connector_h=”0″ listwidth=”0″ liststyle=”inset”][info_list_son style=”icon” size=”15″ width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ icon=”fa fa-circle” iconclr=”#004a87″]$42 Million for FY 2023[/info_list_son][info_list_son style=”icon” size=”15″ width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ icon=”fa fa-circle” iconclr=”#004a87″]$83 Million for FY 2024[/info_list_son][/info_list_father][/vc_column][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1639148958029{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][wyde_heading title_tag=”h5″ text_align=”left” title=”HIGHER EDUCATION” heading_color=”#ffffff” el_class=”lheading4″][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]We support funding and legislation that improves access, affordability, and quality in postsecondary education, resulting in higher postsecondary attainment. Policies enacted should:[/vc_column_text][info_list_father connector_h=”10″ liststyle=”inset”][info_list_son style=”icon” size=”15″ width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ icon=”fa fa-circle” iconclr=”#a34f8b”]Encourage affordability for all students.[/info_list_son][info_list_son style=”icon” size=”15″ width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ icon=”fa fa-circle” iconclr=”#a34f8b”]Provide high-quality dual credit options for high school students.[/info_list_son][info_list_son style=”icon” size=”15″ width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ icon=”fa fa-circle” iconclr=”#a34f8b”]Support Performance-Based Funding for Kentucky’s public universities and community and technical colleges.[/info_list_son][info_list_son style=”icon” size=”15″ width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ icon=”fa fa-circle” iconclr=”#a34f8b”]Expand need-based tuition support.[/info_list_son][/info_list_father][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Kentucky Rankings Among 50 States[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_row_inner equal_height=”true”][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″ background_color=”#f3f3f3″][wyde_counter_box value=”40″ title=”Postsecondary enrollment (18-24)” color=”#000000″ el_class=”number1″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″ background_color=”#a34f8b”][wyde_counter_box value=”19″ title=”Graduation from 2-year institutions” color=”#ffffff”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″ background_color=”#f3f3f3″][wyde_counter_box value=”32″ title=”Graduation from 4-year institutions” color=”#000000″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text el_class=”bbatext3″]Big Bold Ask Increase over FY 2022:[/vc_column_text][info_list_father connector_h=”0″ listwidth=”0″ liststyle=”inset”][info_list_son style=”icon” size=”15″ width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ icon=”fa fa-circle” iconclr=”#a34f8b”]$53 Million for FY 2023[/info_list_son][info_list_son style=”icon” size=”15″ width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ icon=”fa fa-circle” iconclr=”#a34f8b”]$105 Million for FY 2024[/info_list_son][/info_list_father][/vc_column][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1639149628961{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][wyde_heading title_tag=”h5″ text_align=”left” title=”WHAT IS THE BIG BOLD ASK?” heading_color=”#ffffff” el_class=”lheading3″][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][vc_column][wyde_heading title_tag=”h5″ text_align=”left” title=”$1 billion in additional education investments by 2026.” heading_color=”#000000″][vc_column_text]To deliver the promise of educational excellence for every Kentuckian, the Commonwealth must reverse years of budget cuts. Since the 2008 recession, state investments have declined 33% in higher education; 12% in our K-12 per-pupil funding; and have been inadequate to ensure high-quality early learning for our youngest children.
These declines threaten to reverse the progress Kentucky has made in student success and national rankings in the last generation. To address this, we are proposing to increase state investment in education at all levels by 2026.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1639153978538{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image img_size=”overlap-fullwidth” alignment=”center” image=”16887″ css=”.vc_custom_1641416112969{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1639153993375{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image img_size=”overlap-fullwidth” alignment=”center” image=”16890″ css=”.vc_custom_1641416123590{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1639154704046{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image img_size=”overlap-fullwidth” alignment=”center” image=”16896″ css=”.vc_custom_1641416134930{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1639154740868{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image img_size=”overlap-fullwidth” alignment=”center” image=”16897″ css=”.vc_custom_1641416145928{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1639155023565{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][wyde_heading title_tag=”h5″ text_align=”left” title=”CAN WE AFFORD IT? YES.” heading_color=”#ffffff” el_class=”lheading3″][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][vc_column][vc_single_image img_size=”overlap-fullwidth” alignment=”center” image=”16906″ css=”.vc_custom_1641416176724{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][/vc_column][vc_column][wyde_separator text_align=”center” border_width=”2px” el_width=”80%” color=”#1e73be”][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image alignment=”center” image=”16979″][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_single_image image=”14102″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence has several requests for the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly that we believe will present a vision of a Big, Bold Future where every Kentuckian can thrive, contribute to, and benefit from our shared progress as a state. We ask that you click the links below to ask your legislator to support these requests.
By clicking on the “Urge your legislator” links below, you will be directed to our One Click Politics platform where you can enter your name and address to connect you with your local legislators via email. After you enter your contact information, you can then customize a pre-written message that urges your legislator to support the related education legislation. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column][vc_empty_space][wyde_separator text_align=”center” border_width=”2px” el_width=”80%” color=”#1e73be”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1614631420092{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_single_image alignment=”right” image=”14103″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5/6″][vc_column_text]URGE YOUR LEGISLATOR TO FUND EARLY LEARNING INITIATIVES[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text]LEARN MORE:
The Kentucky General Assembly must increase per-child funding and reimbursement rates to support high-quality opportunities for eligible children, as well as dedicated funding to encourage partnerships between public preschool and private childcare. Additionally, funding is needed for increasing eligibility for child care assistance and public preschool to 200% of federal poverty level. Funding for HANDS, Kentucky’s evidence-based home visiting program to support families with more than one child until the age of 3, must also be continued.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”]
A Prichard Committee’s task force report, “Teaching Matters Most,” reflects the need for systemic change and support for good teaching practice and professional learning that is practical, evidence-based and successful in improving student outcomes. These recommendations will require financial support at the state level to ensure their success.
Read our op-ed with Rep. James Tipton on HB 271
Read our op-ed with Sen. Stephen West on SB 115[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column][wyde_separator text_align=”center” border_width=”2px” el_width=”80%” color=”#1e73be”][vc_column_text]