The Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education at a meeting Tuesday night at the VanHoose Education Center took no action on renewing its collective bargaining agreement with the district’s teachers’ union.

Bluegrass Institute president and CEO Jim Waters (second from right) and Kentucky Pastors in Action Coalition leaders, including Pastors Roland Brown (far left) and Pastor Jerry Stephenson (middle), met with Jefferson County Board of Education chairwoman Diane Porter and JCPS Superintendent Marty Pollio (second from left) Tuesday afternoon to share our concerns regarding agreeing to a contract renewal before the Kentucky Board of Education acts on Interim Education Commissioner Wayne Lewis’ recommendation that the state take over management of the district.

Click here to read why the Bluegrass Institute supports a state intervention.