{"id":22673,"date":"2023-11-08T11:46:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T16:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/?p=22673"},"modified":"2023-11-08T11:47:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T16:47:34","slug":"focusing-on-education-progress-post-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/focusing-on-education-progress-post-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Focusing on Education Progress Post-Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text single_style=&#8221;&#8221;]November 8, 2023<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <\/strong><br \/>\nFor more information, contact:<br \/>\nCourtney Daniel, Director of Communications and External Affairs<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><a href=\"mailto:courtney@prichardcommittee.org\">courtney@prichardcommittee.org<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][ultimate_heading main_heading=&#8221;Focusing on Education Progress Post-Election&#8221; main_heading_style=&#8221;font-weight:bold;&#8221; main_heading_font_size=&#8221;desktop:30px;&#8221; sub_heading_font_size=&#8221;desktop:20px;&#8221; margin_design_tab_text=&#8221;&#8221;]<em>Statement From The Prichard\u00a0Committee for Academic Excellence<\/em>[\/ultimate_heading][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text single_style=&#8221;&#8221;]LEXINGTON, Ky. \u2014 The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence congratulates Gov. Andy Beshear and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman on their election yesterday. We look forward to seeing the administration&#8217;s policies in their second term, with an eye toward advancing education outcomes and ensuring a thriving future for all Kentuckians.\u00a0\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>This election comes at a critical recovery period from the impacts of the global pandemic. Recent data reveal concerning statistics. As an example, only 46% of Kentucky&#8217;s third-graders achieved reading proficiency in 2023. At the current rate of progress, achieving full proficiency for all students could take over half a century. Clearly, there is significant work to be done to not only return to pre-2019 levels but to propel Kentucky beyond those benchmarks.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>We envision a commonwealth where every family has access to employment that pays a family-sustaining wage, where there is a thriving early childhood sector that supports working families and little learners, and there is access to a world-class public education that ensures a meaningful high school diploma, equipping each student with the knowledge and skills they need for the future.\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>The time is now for all of us to come together and realize the Big Bold Future we know we can achieve.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence<\/em><\/strong><em> is an independent, nonpartisan, citizen-led organization working to improve education in Kentucky \u2013 early childhood through postsecondary.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text single_style=&#8221;&#8221;]November 8, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Courtney Daniel, Director of Communications and External Affairscourtney@prichardcommittee.org[\/vc_column_text][ultimate_heading main_heading=&#8221;Focusing on Education Progress Post-Election&#8221; main_heading_style=&#8221;font-weight:bold;&#8221; main_heading_font_size=&#8221;desktop:30px;&#8221; sub_heading_font_size=&#8221;desktop:20px;&#8221; margin_design_tab_text=&#8221;&#8221;]Statement From The Prichard\u00a0Committee for Academic Excellence[\/ultimate_heading][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text single_style=&#8221;&#8221;]LEXINGTON, Ky. \u2014 The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence congratulates Gov. 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