Kentucky's education commissioner says there's an estimated $40 million shortfall in funding to school districts. Commissioner Robbie Fletcher said Tuesday that state officials are looking at ways to fill the gap. Fletcher is pointing to an estimated $12 million shortfall…

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Education officials are working with legislative budget committee chairmen and the state budget director on funding options to “minimize impacts" to public schools, Kentucky Education Commissioner Robbie Fletcher said.

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Last week, students on the Kentucky Student Voice Team filed a lawsuit against the state for failing to provide “an adequate and equitable public education.”

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Kentucky schools could face $40 million ‘shortfall,’ says state education commissioner

By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Following a detailed review of preliminary data, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) currently estimates there will be a funding shortfall for the Supporting Education Excellence in Kentucky (SEEK) fund for the 2024-2025 school year. In a memo sent out Tuesday afternoon, Education Commissioner Robbie Fletcher says KDE is currently tracking an estimated SEEK shortfall of $12 million for funding to public school …

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A teacher waves to her students as they get off the bus at Carter Traditional Elementary School in Louisville on Jan. 24, 2022, in this file photo. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)The Kentucky Department of Education is predicting a “funding shortfall” of about $40 million in state support for local school districts. In a weekly letter to colleagues released Tuesday afternoon, Education Commissioner Robbie Fletcher wrote that KDE is predicting…

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Following a detailed review of preliminary data, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) currently estimates there will be a funding shortfall for the Supporting Education Excellence in Kentucky (SEEK) fund for the 2024-2025 school year.
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