A Step Backward for Schools

"The recently enacted state budget is another step backward for Kentucky kids. And it comes at a particularly bad time – just when the state is poised to move student achievement to the next level and help lead the nation on the most important education reforms in a generation," writes Sexton, who is executive director of the Pritchard Committee for Academic Excellence.

"Kentucky's governor and legislators must do two things," he continues. "They must reform our antiquated tax system so state education revenue can keep up with economic growth. And they must get control of spiraling health insurance costs while ensuring that teachers and other public employees receive fair and sustainable benefits."

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