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Disputed Charter School Funding Measure Gets a Pivotal Hearing Before the Kentucky Supreme Court
The court will assess if the 2022 House Bill 9 funding mechanism for charter schools aligns with the state constitution after a 2023 ruling deemed it unlawful.
- On September 5, 2024, in Danville, the Kentucky Supreme Court held a hearing to examine the constitutionality of House Bill 9, which provides funding for public charter schools.
- House Bill 9, enacted by the GOP-led legislature in 2022 over Democratic Governor Beshear's veto, established a funding mechanism requiring local districts to share SEEK funds with charter schools but was ruled unconstitutional by a 2023 Franklin County judge.
- The debate centered on whether charter schools qualify as public common schools under Kentucky’s Constitution, with concerns raised about their level of autonomy and the comparatively limited accountability measures they face relative to traditional public schools.
- Attorney General's office argued the law addresses underserved students and that local school boards often authorize charter schools, while opponents cited potential diversion of funds and creation of unequal school systems.
- With no timetable for a ruling, the court's decision will determine if public charter schools can receive state funding, impacting Kentucky's education system amid a recent voter rejection of a related constitutional amendment in 2024.
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Disputed charter school funding measure gets a pivotal hearing before the Kentucky Supreme Court
School choice has resurfaced as a hotly debated issue in Kentucky. The state's highest court heard arguments Thursday in a bitter dispute over the constitutionality of a measure that would publicly fund charter schools.
·United States
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Ky. Supreme Court hears case on constitutionality of charter school funding
DANVILLE, Ky. (KT) – The Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday hear oral arguments on whether legislation passed by the General Assembly in 2022 as House Bill 9, which provides for public charter schools to receive tax dollars, violates Kentucky’s Constitution…
Disputed Charter School Funding Measure Gets a Pivotal Hearing Before the Kentucky Supreme Court
School choice resurfaced Thursday as a hotly debated issue in Kentucky, where the state's highest court heard arguments in a bitter dispute over the constitutionality of a measure to publicly fund charter schools.
·New York, United States
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