[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text single_style=””]December 19, 2023<\/p>\n
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <\/strong> Areas of Concern:<\/strong> The budget focuses on enhancing Kentucky’s educational framework, with significant increases in educator pay, health care, retirement benefits, instructional resources, and facilities funding. However, it is crucial that the finer details of these proposals, particularly in child care and teaching excellence, are examined to ensure they meet the growing needs of Kentucky\u2019s children and educators. ###<\/p>\n The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence<\/em><\/strong> is an independent, nonpartisan, citizen-led organization working to improve education in Kentucky \u2013 early childhood through postsecondary.<\/em><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text single_style=””]December 19, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Courtney Daniel, Chief of Communications and External Affairscourtney@prichardcommittee.org[\/vc_column_text][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Analysis of Governor Beshear’s Budget Proposals: Progress and Questions on the Big Bold Ask” main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:30px;” sub_heading_font_size=”desktop:24px;” margin_design_tab_text=””][\/ultimate_heading][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text single_style=””]LEXINGTON, Ky. \u2013\u00a0Last night, Governor Beshear presented his budget recommendations for the next two fiscal years. The Prichard Committee has conducted a\u00a0comprehensive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":20539,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"passster_activate_protection":false,"passster_protect_child_pages":"","passster_protection_type":"password","passster_password":"","passster_activate_overwrite_defaults":"","passster_headline":"","passster_instruction":"","passster_placeholder":"","passster_button":"","passster_id":"","passster_activate_misc_settings":"","passster_redirect_url":"","passster_hide":"no","passster_area_shortcode":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-press-release"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22879"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22881,"href":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22879\/revisions\/22881"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nCourtney Daniel, Chief of Communications and External Affairs
courtney@prichardcommittee.org[\/vc_column_text][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Analysis of Governor Beshear’s Budget Proposals: Progress and Questions on the Big Bold Ask” main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:30px;” sub_heading_font_size=”desktop:24px;” margin_design_tab_text=””][\/ultimate_heading][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text single_style=””]LEXINGTON, Ky. \u2013\u00a0Last night, Governor Beshear presented his budget recommendations for the next two fiscal years. The Prichard Committee has conducted a\u00a0comprehensive analysis<\/a>\u00a0of these proposals, focusing on their alignment with the Big Bold Ask\u2014a six-year investment plan aimed at strengthening Kentucky’s investment in education for the greatest return. A notable highlight in the budget is the substantial $257 million allocation for preschool education, surpassing the ambitious targets set by the Big Bold Ask.
\u201cAs we applaud the governor\u2019s proposal, we remain vigilant about the critical need for sustained and increased investment in child care as part of Kentucky\u2019s early childhood infrastructure,\u201d said Brigitte Blom, president\/CEO of the Prichard Committee. \u201cAccess to child care and innovative approaches that help increase the supply of high-quality child care are critical to supporting readiness for kindergarten and workforce participation that will help break cycles of poverty.\u201d
Key Highlights of Governor Beshear\u2019s Budget Proposals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
Despite these positive strides, our analysis reveals areas that require further attention:<\/p>\n\n
As the Kentucky House and Senate deliberate on these proposals, our team will continue to monitor developments and provide insights. We invite the public to review the governor’s full budget bill and our detailed summaries for early childhood, K-12, and postsecondary education, available on our website.
Read the analysis here.<\/a><\/p>\n