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Conversations continue on what K-12 education will look like in Kentucky this fall, amid the COVID-19 pandemic

All Kentucky school districts have spent the spring and summer planning and surveying parents and talking to teachers about what the Fall semester of K-12 public education should look like amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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…

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,…

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:

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…

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.

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.

Black Minds Matter: Prichard Committee to host week-long series of discussions on 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…

Innovations in Education: Internet access is a basic necessity

This week on Innovation in Education, we focused on the need for universal broadband internet access in Kentucky. Three months into the COVID-19 pandemic, having a stable internet connection to the world outside our homes has proven to be vital to our economy, our education system, and our way of…