State: Kentucky
Kentucky
Your Guide to Data and Services for Kentucky
SREB works with Kentucky policymakers, colleges and schools to help them improve education. From this page, find independent, accurate data, reliable best practices and ways to share scarce resources.
Kentucky Members of the Board
Andy Beshear, Governor of Kentucky, Frankfort,
ex officio (2023)
Laura Arnold, Director of Workforce Development,
Nelson County Public Schools, Bardstown (2022)
Ruth Ann Palumbo, State Representative,
Lexington (2025)
Felicia Cumings Smith, US Regions Senior
Director, National Geographic, Frankfort (2024) Vice
Chair of the SREB Board
Nancy Tate, State Representative, Brandenburg
(2023)
(Appointments to the Board are made by the Governor. Terms
expire June 30 of the specified year.)
Kentucky Members of the Legislative Advisory Council
Ruth Ann Palumbo, State Representative,
Lexington
Steve Riley, State Representative, Glasgow
Nancy Tate, State Representative,
Brandenburg
Mike Wilson, State Senator, Bowling Green
Max Wise, State Senator, Campbellsville
Kentucky
Student and Faculty Diversity
These state profiles compare the demographics of college faculty and the general and college student populations in each SREB state. The data compare the percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native, and white students with the percentage of faculty in those groups at two-year and technical colleges, public four-year institutions and private four-year institutions.
Kentucky
College Affordability Profile
To help policymakers assess and improve college affordability in their states, SREB provides tailored reports on the policies, programs and prices that drive affordability. Each member-state profile details net price at different types of institutions, state financial aid based on need or other factors, student borrowing, and percentage of family income needed to pay for college at different income levels
Kentucky
2020 State Workforce Outlook
Data on how automation and the COVID-19 pandemic will affect Kentucky’s workforce.
Shared-Time Technology Centers
A Study of Six State Funding Systems
Students need learning experiences connected with the world of work to equip them to enter the workforce and secure good jobs. This report provides an overview of funding for career and technical education and a detailed look at CTE funding models in Arkansas, Indiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and West Virginia. Produced by SREB for the Kentucky Career and Technical Education Task Force, it also offers considerations for actions to improve CTE.
Kentucky
2019 State Workforce Outlook
Data on how automation will affect Kentucky’s economic outlook.
Kentucky Featured Facts
from the SREB Fact Book on Higher Education
Kentucky-specific data on population, demographic, education attainment, enrollment, graduation rates, workforce, tuition, debt, funding, faculty salaries and more.
Kentucky: Looking Closer
Looking Closer is the eighth biennial report to SREB states on their progress in meeting SREB’s Challenge to Lead goals for education. Each customized state report documents progress on both measurable outcomes and state policies. Through effective policy implementation, the goals can help states drive improvements in student achievement, high school graduation, college completion and workforce readiness.
Beginning the Bachelor of Science in Nursing in High School
How Kentucky Created a 120-Credit Hour Nursing Career Pathway
Beginning the Bachelor of Science in Nursing in High School: How Kentucky Created a 120-Credit Hour Nursing Career Pathway describes how SREB spent a year working with a coalition of Kentucky educators and health-care employers to develop a seamless sequence of courses and credentials that help students transition from high school to community and technical college programs, the BSN and employment as nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and registered nurses (RNs).
Direct From the Inside: KCTCS Direct2Degree Program
The Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) received a Wave III-B Next Generation Learning Challenges grant in 2013 to focus on breakthrough models for enhancing college completion. The Direct2Degree program was designed to accelerate the rate of degree attainment in Kentucky — with degree paths that would be more cost-efficient for students than traditional paths.
Literacy-Rich Instruction Gets Results in Two Kentucky School Systems
Three Kentucky schools get results using Literacy Design Collaborative.