Bluegrass Institute CEO: Poor, minority Ky. students being denied a seat at the Table of Opportunity

(ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky.) — Bluegrass Institute president and CEO Jim Waters will explain why the first and only free-market think tank in Kentucky is supporting outside intervention in the Jefferson County Public Schools and other statewide education reforms.

When: Saturday, June 16, 2018 @ 1 pm 

Where: Take Back Kentucky meeting, Family Buffet, 121 Towne Drive, Elizabethtown

Who: Open to the public and press

"If poor blacks were denied at Kentucky's lunch counters, no one would oppose 'outside intervention,' if necessary," Waters said. "The math-proficiency gap between white and black JCPS fourth-graders is 38 points and is even larger in Elizabethtown, which indicates too many minorities are being denied a seat the Table of Opportunity across this commonwealth."

"We don't see any significant change occurring without state intervention, especially as long as union contracts, bureaucrats' preferences and adult-centered agendas take precedence over the primary purpose of public education: preparing Kentucky students for future success," he added.

For more information, please contact Jim Waters at 270.320.4376 or jwaters@freedomkentucky.com.