Kentucky continues to rank in the bottom ten among states for child well-being. Children’s Advocacy Day at the Capitol began in 2004 as an effort to unite advocates from across the state to raise their voices on behalf of children’s safety, health, education and economic well-being...

The Campaign for Educational Equity released the second report in its Education, Equity, and the Law series, " Substantial and Yet Not Sufficient: Kentucky's Effort to Build Proficiency for Each and Every Child" written by Susan Perkins Weston, independent consultant working on Kentucky education issues, and Robert F. Sexton, executive director of the Prichard Committee.

Posted on Sun, Jan. 17, 2010, Lexington Herald-Leader
By Robert F. Sexton

Without question, Kentucky's legislators face a tremendous challenge in producing a balanced budget for the next two years in the face of revenue shortfalls and a continuing economic crisis.

Investing $1 to make quality preschool available to more Kentucky children would result in benefits of more than $5 for the state, according to a new report by the University of Kentucky Center for Business and Economic Research. Read the full report and press release. See also this article from Friday's Lexington Herald-Leader.

An in-depth look at what Kentucky's new education commissioner has called "a tidal wave of reform" was the focus of the recent fall meeting of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence. Please see this page for presentations, press releases and photos from the event.