For 10 years, we've celebrated the power of parent leadership through the Beverly Nickell Raimondo Leadership Award! Join us Nov. 16 at the #GroundswellSummit as we honor this year's recipient and celebrate a decade of parent leadership in Kentucky! bit.ly/4yKVOIz

Every school & community has ideas worth sharing! The Great Schools Showcase at the Groundswell Summit on Nov. 16 highlights programs, partnerships, & practices that support student success. Share your work! 🔗 prichardcommittee.org/ground…

Rural leaders have important work to do. Finding the right resources shouldn't slow them down. Introducing The Rural Portal, a free platform developed with @comcast connecting leaders to funding opportunities, training and tools. 🔗 partnersrural.org/portal #RuralDevelopment

Thank you to @MetroUnitedWay & @UWofKentucky for sharing ALICE data with us during today’s Upward Mobility Lunch & Learn! Understanding the financial realities facing Kentucky families helps us better identify barriers and build pathways to greater opportunity. 🔗 unitedforalice.org/kentucky #UpwardMobility

Happening now! We’re exploring what it means to be ALICE—Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed—and the financial challenges facing working families across #KY. Understanding ALICE helps us see the barriers to financial stability and upward mobility in our communities. 🔗 unitedforalice.org/kentucky #UpwardMobility

Every #KY community has people making a difference for children. How do we connect, share what works & build on local progress? Join us Nov. 16 for the Groundswell Summit to exchange ideas and strengthen connections for student success! prichardcommittee.org/ground…

Join our conversation w/@MetroUnitedWay & @UWofKentucky on Measuring Opportunity: What Upward Mobility Looks Like in Kentucky. We'll explore what ALICE data reveals about financial hardship and opportunity across #KY communities. Register here: bit.ly/3VRITpP

Strong communities build strong schools! Join us on Nov 16 in Shelbyville for the Groundswell Summit—a day celebrating family engagement, community connections, and ideas to help Kentucky students succeed. 🔗 Learn more and register: prichardcommittee.org/ground… Convert to PDF

The Kentucky Department of Education publicly released assessment and accountability data for the 2025-2026 school year on Oct. 15, as required by state statute and the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. Read more about the data here: kentuckyteacher.org/news/202…

In the new public school learning results data released today, Kentucky has seen improvement in 3 of the 7 measures that the Prichard Committee gives top priority, @Brigitte_Blom. prichardcommittee.org/k-12-a…

If you missed the first session in our Upward Mobility Lunch and Learn series, don't worry, you can watch the recording here: bit.ly/46ZWNse Don't miss the second session, featuring Metro United Way's ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) data and how it can be used to help inform policy and practice that helps every Kentuckian build a a big bold future. Register here: bit.ly/4rLh2DB

Have you registered for the 2026 Prichard Committee Groundswell Summit yet? Join us November 16 in Shelbyville for a can't-miss event focused on family and community engagement in education. The Groundswell Summit celebrates place-based work happening across Kentucky and highlights partnerships that support student success. Educators, parents, community leaders and education champions from across Kentucky are invited. There is no cost to attend! Register today: bit.ly/4xRJAwv

Stakeholders--including education, business, foundation, government, and community leaders--are meeting today in Lexington to develop a coordinated statewide approach to establishing and supporting Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs) that direct donations toward K-12 scholarships benefiting public school students. With the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit taking effect in 2027, there is a timely opportunity to build an effective infrastructure that maximizes this tax policy change to positively impact Kentucky education. Learn more about the tax credit here: prichardcommittee.org/the-fe…

Check out the latest from Prichard Committee President/CEO Brigitte Blom on WEKU's Eastern Standard: bit.ly/4j0752U Brigitte talks with the Hechinger Report’s Holly Korbey about the movement among educators to make the math taught in our schools easier for all to digest with a clear eye on how number crunching is a vital lifelong skill.

The second session in our Upward Mobility Lunch and Learn Series will feature our friends from Metro United Way. They will be share their ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) data and how it can be used to help inform policy and practice that leads to a big bold future for every Kentuckian. You can watch the recording of the first session, featuring The Urban Institute, here: bit.ly/46ZWNse Register now to secure your spot: bit.ly/4rLh2DB

Congratulations to Dr. Susannah Kilbourne of Fern Creek High School, one of the Edward F. Prichard, Jr.; Dr. Lee Kirkpatrick; Miss Zerelda Noland Outstanding High School Teacher prize finalists. The Prichard Committee's Shawn Lyons presented Dr. Kilbourne with her certificate during a faculty meeting this week. Learn more about the teacher prize here: prichardcommittee.org/outsta…

Are you curious about the impact of the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit on public K-12 schools? Do you want to be a part of building the strategy to benefit all Kentucky students? We are holding a session on building a statewide approach to scholarship granting organizations (SGOs) for public school students in Kentucky on September 25 from 10 am - 3 pm in Lexington. Register now to secure your spot: bit.ly/46yDm9v

The Prichard Committee has launched a free suite of resources to help Kentuckians turn education data into meaningful action. Whether you're a parent, educator, business leader, nonprofit partner or community advocate, these tools make it easier to understand local education outcomes, build partnerships and create solutions that help every learner thrive. Explore: NEW Groundswell Initiative Map Updated Groundswell Community Profiles NEW Education Toolkits with practical, research-backed strategies Together, we can strengthen education in every Kentucky community. Learn more: prichardcommittee.org/pricha… #Kentucky #Education #CommunityImpact #PublicEducation #EarlyLearning #StudentSuccess #PrichardCommittee

Thank you to these distinguished leaders who lent their expertise to the Path to a Larger Life: Realizing Our Upward Mobility Mission panel at the 2026  Prichard Committee Annual Meeting on July 31. The discussion explored the question: How do we ensure that educational success truly becomes a path to a larger life for every Kentuckian? Dr. Raj Darolia, Wendell H. Ford Professor of Public Policy at the University of Kentucky Martin School of Public Policy & Administration , moderated the panel, which included: 🏫 Dr. Robbie Fletcher, Kentucky Commissioner of Education  📝 Adria Johnson, President & CEO, Metro United Way  🎓 Dr. Michael Clark, Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Kentucky