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January 12, 2007

Kentucky fails to help minority students

A Fordham Foundation report shows that most states are doing a poor job educating minority students. How about Kentucky? Kentucky gets a big fat D in student achievement (average among the states) and a D for education reform (below average).

How many years has it been since KERA was touted as "a national model for education reform" now?

Posted by Brian Richmond on January 12, 2007 12:52 PM | | E-mail this page

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04/17/07 : 2007 Kentucky Club for Growth Scorecard

03/26/07 : House Bill 228 shields porkers from scrutiny

03/09/07 : Kentucky's senate votes to raise minimum wage

02/24/07 : HB 305: Wage controls

02/22/07 : KEY VOTE ALERT

01/07/07 : Key Vote: Budget Transparency

11/30/06 : A constitutional amendment to reduce lawmaker accountability?

Donor records might have similarities - Lexington Herald-Leader

Club for Growth launches in Oregon

The Kentucky Club for Growth is proud to announce its 2007 scorecard rating members of the Kentucky General Assembly on fiscal issues.

How did your legislators do?


Club for Growth eyes spending - by Patrick Crowley, The Enquirer

Political group taking on state - by Stephenie Steitzer, Kentucky Post

Projected state budget surplus is trimmed - by John Stamper, Lexington Herald-Leader

UK study: Tax breaks create fewer jobs than state claims - by John Stamper, Lexington Herald-Leader

Tax breaks don't create as many jobs as state claims, UK study finds - by John Stamper, Lexington Herald-Leader

Ky. minimum wage fight likely - editorial, The Enquirer

A brisk rise in American Wages - By Mark Trumbull, The Christian Science Monitor

Fletcher expects $278.9 million surplus - by Jack Brammer, Lexington Herald-Leader

Unemployment lowest in 5 years - By Jeannine Aversa, Associated Press

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