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Prichard Committee: Survey shows COVID’s toll on the mental health of college students
March 31, 2021
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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
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Jessica Fletcher, Senior Director, Communications & External Affairs
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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 04 2021 
Prichard Committee applauds passage of broadband funding; asks Senate for consideration of HB 320
At the beginning of the 2021 legislative session, the Prichard Committee identified closing the digital divide as one of its top priorities. Today, the group applauded the House of Representatives for passage of a bill which will fund broadband deployment to unserved and underserved areas of the Commonwealth. -
Feb 25 2021 
Statement on U.S. Department of Education decision on statewide assessments
February 23, 2021
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Jessica Fletcher, Senior Director, Communications & External Affairs
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LEXINGTON, KY – Today, the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence signed on to a letter with the Education Trust in support of the U.S. Department of Education’s decision not to consider blanket waivers of the critical civil rights component of… -
Prichard Committee Student Voice Team spins off as independent non-profit, becomes the Kentucky Student Voice Team
February 5, 2021
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LEXINGTON, KY – Eight years ago, the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence committed to positioning Kentucky students as education policy, advocacy and research partners by co-creating the Student Voice Team. Since that time, the team has engaged thousands of students and other education stakeholders from across the Commonwealth to ensure conversations about… -
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January 28, 2021
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Jessica Fletcher, Senior Director, Communications & External Affairs
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jessica.fletcher@prichardcommittee.orgLEXINGTON, KY – In a survey of more than 1,400 Kentucky families, more than 45% of respondents indicated that they have had to change job status due to childcare issues caused by the pandemic. An overwhelming majority of survey respondents –92%–… -
Public Life Foundation of Owensboro awards $500,000 early childhood grant to the Prichard Committee
January 14, 2021
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Jessica Fletcher, Senior Director, Communications & External Affairs
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OWENSBORO, KY – The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence has received a $500,000 multi-year grant from the Public Life Foundation of Owensboro to fund high-level early childhood policy and practice work throughout the coming years.
“Support from the Public Life Foundation of… -
Dec 28 2020 
Task force recommends steps to improve teacher preparation, student reading and math outcomes
December 29, 2020
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Jessica Fletcher, Senior Director, Communications & External Affairs
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LEXINGTON, KY – Ahead of the 2021 legislative session of the Kentucky General Assembly, a Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence task force has released recommendations aimed at improving educator preparation and professional learning in the Commonwealth.
The Prichard Committee convened the Task Force on… -
Prichard Committee Teacher Fellows share vision for emerging from pandemic
December 8, 2020
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Jessica Fletcher, Senior Director, Communications & External Affairs
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LEXINGTON, KY – A group of teachers from 23 counties across Kentucky convened by the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence has released its Letter from Kentucky Teachers, offering shared priorities for teaching and learning – now and as we emerge from the… -
Study highlights the challenges of remote teaching and learning during pandemic
LEXINGTON, KY (November 11, 2020) – The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence today released the Coping with COVID-19 Teacher and Family Study. The study, conducted in August through October, found that while some Kentuckians are finding benefits to remote K-12 instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic, many families and teachers face significant challenges in teaching and learning…
