FRANKFORT, Ky. ( FOX 56 ) — The Kentucky Senate is next to consider a new two-year budget, approved after nearly four hours of debate by the House on Thursday. One of the largest chunks of the budget is education; it takes up roughly 36 to 38%, yet some educators believe the numbers are just not enough.
“We think it’s a step forward, but we would have liked to see more investment in our public schools across the Commonwealth,” Kentucky Education Association President Eddie Campbell told FOX 56.
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Campbell said there are some bright spots in the budget for educators like paid student teaching, student loan forgiveness, and increased transportation funding, but he also said there’s a glaring hole, and he’s not alone.
“In the context of the teacher shortage, one of the most pressing challenges that we have right now, it doesn’t really allow us to move the needle at all,” Kentucky Association School Administrators CEO Dr. Rhonda Caldwell told FOX 56.