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Facts And Trends Regarding Performance And Funding Of K-12 In Kentucky, John Garen Dec 2020

Facts And Trends Regarding Performance And Funding Of K-12 In Kentucky, John Garen

Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise Working Papers

Kentucky’s K-12 experienced an 80% in increase in per pupil funds, after inflation, from 1990 to 2019. However, there have been only modest changes in its nationally-administered test scores, and no increases in the past decade. Moreover, per pupil funding seems to exceed that of all but the most exclusive private school tuition. Just over one-half of public funds goes directly to instruction and most funds to local schools come from Frankfort. Scoring on Kentucky’s own student assessment tests, the K-PREP, are higher than that of the comparable nationally-administered tests. Also, K-PREP shows improvement, while the other tests do not. …


Global Kentucky (Spring 2015), University Of Kentucky International Center Apr 2015

Global Kentucky (Spring 2015), University Of Kentucky International Center

Global Kentucky

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Global Kentucky (Winter 2014), University Of Kentucky International Center Jan 2014

Global Kentucky (Winter 2014), University Of Kentucky International Center

Global Kentucky

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