The 2020-2021 school year highlighted many of the inequities that have existed for far too long for our students; but it also forced many of us educators to get outside of our comfort zones, learn new material and new ways of teaching in order to connect with our students, and engage them with meaningful instruction. As we emerge from this pandemic Kentuckians have been given a unique opportunity to reset how we do business. We have been given a once in a generation moment to redefine “normal.”
By AARON MUDD | Courtesy of the Bowling Green Daily News The coronavirus put a new spotlight on Western Kentucky University’s Counseling Center, but its services and staff will likely be vital long after the pandemic’s eventual conclusion. That’s the message of the “Welcome in, Let’s Talk About It” campaign designed by a group of five
Al Smith, a founding member of the Prichard Committee, died on Friday, March 19, at his home in Florida after suffering renal failure. He was 94.
Smith was appointed in 1980 as an original member of the Committee on Higher Education in Kentucky’s Future. After issuing its report the following year and seeking change, the group recast itself in 1983 as the Prichard Committee, a non-profit citizens group focused on K-12 improvements.
The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence is seeking currently enrolled and prospective college students – high school seniors, or adults considering continuing their education – to help measure the impacts of COVID-19 on Kentucky’s postsecondary community.
Kentucky has made impressive progress in education over the last generation. Unfortunately, as shown in our 2020 Big Bold Future Annual Rankings Report, we have hit a plateau and are moving backwards in some key areas – from preschool to postsecondary – with persistent gaps for those historically underserved.
The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence has five requests for the 2021 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.
As we work toward Kentucky’s Big Bold Future, the Prichard Committee is considering implications for key groups within our commonwealth. Today, it is time to focus specifically on Latino Kentucky. The future we seek will require Latino talents and contributions and building that future will require sustained attention to Latino concerns and Latino success.
Here’s a first image to show us three big things about los estudiantes latinos de Kentucky.
A medida que trabajamos hacia el Gran Futuro Audaz de Kentucky, el Comité Prichard está considerando las implicaciones para los grupos clave dentro de nuestra colectividad. Hoy, es el momento de centrarse específicamente en la comunidad latina de Kentucky. El futuro que buscamos requerirá de talentos y contribuciones latinas y construir ese futuro requerirá de una atención continua a las preocupaciones y al éxito de ellos.
A continuación se muestra la primera imagen con tres aspectos importantes de los estudiantes latinos de Kentucky.
[wyde_heading subheading_tag="h3" style="2" title="Alice Sparks, a life member of Prichard Committee, passes away at age 86" animation="slideInLeft"] Alice Sparks of Fort Mitchell, a longtime member of the Prichard Committee and dedicated advocate for public education in Kentucky, died Thursday, Sept. 24 after being hospitalized with COVID-19. She was 86. She built a reputation as a