For the past couple of decades, proponents of vouchers for private schools have been pushing the idea that vouchers work [https://www.mackinac.org/FMM1999-40]. They assert there is a consensus [https://www.nationalaffairs.com/public_interest/detail/the-surprising-consensus-on-school-choice] among researchers that voucher programs lead to learning gains [https://www.
I was talking with someone the other day about the dilemma of trying to do both journalism and advocacy. As noted in our tagline, we try to do our journalism straight up: objective, sourced, fact-based. And, we have an “editorial page” that is unapologetically progressive. So, occasionally we run into
Here are a collection of statements from various individuals and organizations about the results of the 2019 primary, as well as the videos from KET of the victory and concession speeches. Enjoy! Statement by KDP chair Ben Self on Beshear win Congratulations to Attorney General Andy Beshear and his running
Here are a collection of statements from various individuals and organizations about the results of the 2019 primary, as well as the videos from KET of the victory and concession speeches. Enjoy! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statement by KDP chair Ben Self on Beshear win Congratulations to Attorney General Andy Beshear and his
We read Twitter regularly in order to keep up with breaking stories and comments on the news. One of our lists is our Kentucky media [https://twitter.com/ForwardKy/lists/ky-media] list, which we follow to keep up with breaking news and possible stories. (Note that we use Likes to
The Secretary of State’s web site provides a great deal of functionality when it comes to looking at election results. One of the features of the site is a set of interactive maps of the results by county for each race. We have grabbed a few of the maps
We were at the annual “Breakfast of Champions” put on by Rep. Joni Jenkins at the Pleasure Ridge Park fire hall. After lots of glad-handing and some excellent biscuits and gravy, we got down to the main event: listening to all the Dem candidates that were there deliver their stump
When you begin considering whom to vote for in this year’s Democratic primary for governor, there are at least four criteria you might use: * Vision for the State – What kind of Kentucky do they want to help build while in office, and how well do they articulate that? * Policies
This is one of three analyses of the top Democratic candidates for Kentucky governor. For more about the four criteria we used in each analysis, please read the introductory article [https://forwardky.com/our-analysis-of-the-dem-candidates-for-ky-governor]. Vision for the State Rocky Adkins’s vision for Kentucky can be summed up in one
This is one of three analyses of the top Democratic candidates for Kentucky governor. For more about the four criteria we used in each analysis, please read the introductory article [https://forwardky.com/our-analysis-of-the-dem-candidates-for-ky-governor]. Vision for the State Adam Edelen’s vision for Kentucky contains many of the same Democratic
This is one of three analyses of the top Democratic candidates for Kentucky governor. For more about the four criteria we used in each analysis, please read the introductory article [https://forwardky.com/our-analysis-of-the-dem-candidates-for-ky-governor]. Vision for the State Just like Adkins and Edelen, Andy Beshear’s vision statements tick all
As I’ve noted before, we’re big believers in data at Forward Kentucky. If someone has a study that applies to Kentucky, and they’ve got data to back it up, we’re interested. So, when the Rockefeller Institute of Government [https://rockinst.org/] put out an interactive graphic
In the coming days, you’re going to hear a lot about helping students that are poor, and school choice, and scholarships. It’s all going to sound very uplifting, and positive, and why of course we want to help those underprivileged children! Just keep this in mind: It’s
Cartographer Philip Kearney has put together a map of the United States in which he has included non-votes: people who could have registered and voted, but chose to stay home. He then assigned every such non-vote to a candidate named “Nobody.” Finally, he marked each county with the winning candidate:
It's Farm Bureau Day again at the state fair, with friendly Freddy Farm Bureau greeting people as they enter the fair. And like every year, there's a simple question we need to ask: Dear Farm Bureau – Why are you so discriminatory against gays, and unions, and teachers? #WhyFreddy?
If you go to Fancy Farm this weekend, or attend a Trump rally somewhere, you may see some people wearing clothing items with the letter Q on them. Or, you may see posters with Q, WWG1WGA, or a white rabbit on them. If you do, you’ve just been introduced
