Kentucky’s Education Commissioner Terry Holliday was recently named the 2014 Policy Leader of the Year by the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE).

Certainly, examples like the commissioner’s recent actions in speaking out sharply about federal overreach into the states’ rights area of control over education show that while we at the Bluegrass Institute don’t always agree with him, Dr. Holliday has been far more outspoken and decisive than any recent predecessor as head of the Kentucky Department of Education.

Congratulations on this honor, commissioner.