Charter Schools

Students - some in t-shirts and jeans, and others in plaid private school uniforms - joined with teachers, parents, and legislators in the Capitol Rotunda this morning for a rally celebrating National School Choice Week. WUKY’s Clay Wallace has the story.

Charter schools might not come to Kentucky this year after all.Last year, Kentucky became the 44th state to make charter schools legal. But the mechanism…

The Kentucky School Boards Association wants to make sure a provision in Gov. Matt Bevin’s recent executive order doesn't permit charter school applicants…

Lawmakers are working against the clock to find consensus on a number of bills from charter schools to Real ID Wednesday, their final chance to pass…

A charter school bill backed by Gov. Matt Bevin cleared one half of the legislature Friday, but not without sparking an animated floor debate in the…

A charter school bill is back on track in the Kentucky General Assembly, according to its sponsor. Earlier indications this week suggested the measure had…

A key committee chairman has introduced legislation that would allow charter schools to open in Kentucky. Unlike past versions limited to pilot projects,…

Several hundred people have braved snowy conditions to attend a rally outside the Kentucky Capitol advocating for school choice.The rally was organized by…

Legislation paving the way for charter school pilot programs in Fayette and Jefferson counties moved out of a Senate committee Thursday, but not without…

The Kentucky Senate has passed a bill aimed at allowing charter schools to open on a limited basis in the state's two most populous counties. The proposed…