Charter school bill gets Easter resurrection

In a move surprising many Frankfort watchers, the Kentucky Senate’s Education Committee and then the full Senate quickly approved an omnibus bill yesterday, The Senate Committee Substitution for House Bill 109, that now includes language to establish charter schools in Kentucky.

We are still reviewing the bill, but comments from Commissioner Terry Holliday made during the committee hearing yesterday indicate that while HB-109/SCS will definitely make some changes in the long-running way that KERA has impacted school governance in Kentucky, this bill will not create a strong charter school program.