Quote of the Day Robert King on KERA

Quoteoftheday

“The structure of KERA, which you see most significantly magnified in Jefferson County because of the size of the district, is such that it undermines any kind of credible accountability. The reality is that the superintendent can’t hire the principals, the principals frankly don’t hire the teachers.”

Robert King, President of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, briefing the Kentucky Board of Education on June 6, 2018 about how the Kentucky Education Reform Act’s (KERA) school governance policies stand in the way of real school improvement.