Advocacy News & Articles
We have also created the ‘Advocacy News & Articles’ section on our advocacy page to enable members to quickly review and respond to the alerts we issue to call or message your legislators, catch up on each week’s legislative activity in ‘Capitol Connection’, and read media reports & articles on important education issues before the Kentucky General Assembly.
In the News

‘I started delivering groceries’: Veteran Ky. teachers work side jobs to survive

Kentucky’s teacher shortage has reached critical proportions

How much does your school district pay teachers? Average salaries span $40K in SW Ohio

Kentucky’s teacher shortage has reached critical proportion

House budget falls short of providing competitive teacher salaries, say Kentucky school administrators

Some Ky. superintendents express concerns over House GOP budget plan

How the GOP budget proposal would impact schools, teacher pay in Kentucky

Opinion – Open Letter to state legislators from KY Association of School Administrators re HB 6

Superintendents say proposed state budget could worsen teacher shortage

KY superintendents say GOP budget won’t help attract, retain teachers, according to survey

Media/Articles

Davis leads coalition for change

Teacher shortages are still a critical issue in Kentucky’s public schools
 
Kentucky teacher turnover reaches new heights

Kentucky’s worsening teacher shortage requires an ‘across the pipeline’ approach, officials say

Landmark report shows dire need for minimum starting salary for teachers

Kentucky coalition prepares a proposal for nearly $10,000 raise in teachers’ pay

Education association says most Kentucky teachers close to 'financial collapse'

KY School Leaders to Release Landmark Education Pipeline Report

Coalition asks Kentucky legislature to provide more money to increase teacher salaries

Burnout, low pay and politics are driving away teachers. Turnover is soaring in educators of color

Legislators hear from education coalition about teacher shortages, recruitment efforts

Educaton coalition outlines proposals to ease teacher shortages

It's time to address the looming teacher shortage in Kentucky