Ed | Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence

Help us gather data & stories about K-12 student grading in Kentucky

The Prichard Committee is collecting stories from parents, students and teachers about grading practices in Kentucky’s K-12 education system. Through Zoom meetings, citizen research and surveys, Prichard Committee staff and volunteers will examine how grading practices differ between classrooms, schools, and districts, and how students’ grades have been impacted during…

An Opportunity to Reimagine the Kentucky Child Care Landscape. . . Or Rewind the Clock?

Twenty to thirty years ago, Family Child Care (FCC) Providers (regulated home-based childcare businesses) were a part of the childcare landscape in Kentucky and, along with childcare centers, provided parents with a choice to best meet their childcare needs. In 2021, few FCC Providers still exist in Kentucky.

Data Shows Kentucky Must Act Now to Improve Student Success in the Early Grades

Recent data shows Kentucky going the wrong way to ensuring student success in the early grades. From 2015 to 2019, the percentage of students scoring proficient or above in our KREP reading and math assessments by the end of third grade declined overall, as well as for most student groups…

An Accountability Decision Undervalues Impact on Underserved Student Groups

Respectfully, I think the Kentucky Board of Education recently made a wrong decision, and I think they made it the wrong way. At the February 3 Board meeting, the Board approved an accountability change that will count results for student groups only when a school has data on 30 or…

Grading Expectations Story Collection

College students sought for pandemic impact survey

The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence is seeking currently enrolled and prospective college students – high school seniors, or adults considering continuing their education – to help measure the impacts of COVID-19 on Kentucky’s postsecondary community.

Kentucky’s FAFSA Completion Rate is Lagging Prior Year

According to the most recent Kentucky High School Feedback Reports produced by KY STATS, the statewide rate for public high school graduates in 2019 to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) was 70%.

A Richer Vision for Education & Economic Development

There are high hopes for the work of the Commonwealth Education Continuum which was announced late last year. The meeting agenda describes the effort as a “multi-agency education initiative” and the objectives outlined suggest the focus will be to increase postsecondary attainment. A laudable and much needed focus for a…

Statement on the Inauguration of the 46th President of the United States

Congratulations President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris.