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Sep 23 2020 
Failure to deliver for Black students must be addressed with urgency
Following President & CEO Brigitte Blom Ramsey's initial statement on today’s Grand Jury decision in the case of Breonna Taylor, the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence issued the following statement about building justice and racial equity in the Kentucky public education system: -
Jun 26 2020 
Urgency needed to close Kentucky’s racial academic achievement gap
Over the last four days, the Prichard Committee hosted 10 virtual conversations about racial equity in Kentucky’s schools for its Black Minds Matter series. The events Thursday and Friday put an exclamation point on a robust week of dialog -
Jun 25 2020 
Belief gaps, Black history curriculum and Kentucky’s need for teachers of color addressed during second day of Black Minds Matter series
On Wednesday, June 24, Prichard Committee President & CEO Brigitte Blom Ramsey hosted three conversations on Facebook Live with state and national educators and KET journalist Renee Shaw. Three themes were prevalent throughout the second full day of conversations in our “Black Minds Matter Series” – belief gaps in education, the need for stronger black history curriculum, and the need for more teachers of color in Kentucky’s school system. -
Jun 24 2020
Delivery for Black students declines along Kentucky’s learning “pipeline”
Following up on yesterday’s post about public higher education institutions’ graduation results for Black students, let’s go a deeper and look at the pipeline leading toward those graduations. Here’s a starting view of some key metrics: -
Jun 23 2020 
Access to equitable education can be a game-changer for Kentucky’s Black students
Our first day of conversations during Black Minds Matter week featured Dr. O.J. Oleka, executive director of the Association for Independent Kentucky Colleges & Universities, and Mandy McLaren, an education reporter for the Louisville Courier-Journal. Prichard Committee President & CEO Brigitte Blom Ramsey interviewed both about racial inequities in Kentucky’s education system. -
Jun 23 2020 
Reducing Gaps so Gifted Children Can Thrive
Four gaps persist and get in the way of children and young people with gifts and talents reaching their potential. These four gaps are the Belief Gap, Opportunity Gap, Achievement Gap, and Excellence Gap. -
Jun 22 2020 
College credentials show Kentucky is not equipping enough Black students for success
Kentucky’s public institutions of higher education are crucial to developing Kentucky talents fully, both to benefit individuals and to strengthen our economy and communities. These numbers show an underdevelopment of Black talent that we must change. -
Jun 19 2020
Black Minds Matter: Resources for racial equity in Kentucky’s schools
Starting Monday, June 22, the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence will host a week-long series of discussions on racial equity in Kentucky’s public schools. The series, titled Black Minds Matter, will focus on formulating solutions on how to close academic achievement gaps and postsecondary attainment gaps between African American students and their peers at the state and local levels. -
Jun 03 2020 
Call for Racial Equity & Justice: As a nation and in Kentucky, we are failing to deliver a high-quality education for Black students
Yesterday, in light of recent events of police brutality giving rise to state, national, & international protests, the Prichard Committee called on the state’s elected and appointed leaders to require competency in cultural responsiveness and implicit bias for all those working, or training to work, in the public sector. -
Feb 03 2020 
KBE Letter: “Statistically and practically significant” achievement gaps in the accountability system
On January 30, the Prichard Committee sent the following letter to the Kentucky Board of Education requesting that they to reconsider the methodology used for reporting on “statistically and practically significant” achievement gaps in the accountability system and on the School Report Card.
The system’s current construct downplays inequities for Kentucky’s poorest and most under-served students and…
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