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Apr 09 2021 
SENIORS EXPECT A NEW LANDSCAPE OF CHALLENGES, CHANGE
Over the past year, the Class of 2021 experienced stinging sacrifices, potentially life-changing insights and a range of hardships and new options they describe as certain to shape their entry into the adult world. As glimmers emerge promising a return to normal school operations after a year of remote learning, high school seniors look ahead with a new mindset of bracing for change and adaptation. -
Apr 08 2021 
Time for Communities to Come to the Table
As our children are heading back to school, the COVID-19 vaccine is become more available, and many of us are beginning to head back to our respective offices, our attention is rightly turning to recovery. For us at the Prichard Committee, that means education recovery. How do we take everything we’ve learned the last year, all the resources at our disposal, and all the creative capacity we can muster to stem the tide on learning loss, help our young people catch up, and accelerate learning to ensure we don’t have a lost generation? -
Apr 05 2021 
What Does the American Rescue Plan Mean for Education in Kentucky?
Kentucky is expected to receive an estimated $2.4 billion from the American Recovery Plan’s State Fiscal Recovery Fund. This large pot of money can be used for a broad set of purposes including infrastructure necessary for our future success – like broadband (for which the General Assembly already dedicated $250 million). Additional funds from the ARP will be distributed to cities and counties directly from the Local Fiscal Recovery Fund. Kentucky counties are estimated to receive $1.15 billion with Kentucky cities receiving $751.5 million. -
Prichard Committee: Survey shows COVID’s toll on the mental health of college students
March 31, 2021
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Jessica Fletcher, Senior Director, Communications & External Affairs
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jessica.fletcher@prichardcommittee.orgIn a survey to nearly 1,000 Kentucky college students, 74 percent say they have felt an increase of mental or emotional exhaustion due to COVID-19. Released on Wednesday, March 31 at the Council on Postsecondary Education’s Student Success Summit, the Prichard Committee’s Coping… -
Mar 31 2021 
Statement from the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence on the 2021 session of the Kentucky General Assembly
March 31, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For More Information Contact:
Jessica Fletcher, Senior Director, Communications & External Affairs
(cell) 859-539-0511
jessica.fletcher@prichardcommittee.org
LEXINGTON, KY – During the 2021 session of the Kentucky General Assembly, key progress was made in strategic areas of education and broadband access that put one foot forward on Kentucky’s path to a Big Bold Future. In 2019 we outlined… -
Mar 31 2021 
Kentucky General Assembly makes gains on Big Bold Ask in 2021 session
The General Assembly completed the 2021 legislative session last night having spent the final two days considering vetoes by the Governor and negotiating a plan for the over $2 billion Kentucky is to receive in American Rescue Plan stimulus funds. The passage of House Bill 192, the revised state budget, was the key focus this session. -
Mar 30 2021 
How has the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted College Students?
We asked current and prospective Kentucky college students to share how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their education plans and experiences. Questions were asked of high school seniors, currently and/or recently enrolled college students, and adults not currently enrolled in higher education. Nearly 1,000 responded in total. -
Mar 25 2021 
AFTER A YEAR OF PANDEMIC, SCHOOLS SEE FRONTS FOR MOVING AHEAD
Leaders at some Kentucky elementary schools making the strongest progress in creating student proficiency prior to the pandemic see a new landscape ahead as vaccines offer promise for a return to normalcy. -
Mar 24 2021 
The digital divide must be closed at all costs
In 2017, census data showed that Kentucky ranked 44th in the nation for broadband access. Nearly 25 percent of our households did not have a subscription for high-speed internet, and more than 15 percent did not have a computer, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.Among households without home internet, one-third said it simply is too…
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Mar 24 2021 
Prichard Committee promotes awareness of the digital divide, works with leaders on solutions
Just weeks into the pandemic, Prichard Committee members and staff began asking questions about online learning and the impact it might have on students with no internet access. As weeks turned into months, however, our attention expanded to the impact the digital divide was having on all Kentuckians – students, teachers, working professionals, and those…
