Education
Quality education affects the lives of youth and positively influences their successful contributions to society. The common thread of Kentucky Youth Advocates’s education work is to promote policies that give all Kentucky children the best preparation possible for a bright future.
Current Intiatives
- Alternative Schools: Kentucky Youth Advocates completed a study of alternative schools and programs statewide and presented recommendations to the State Board of Education in October 2007. Read the report: Mulch, Hoops & Homemade Pie.
- Case Advocacy: Kentucky Youth Advocates assists individuals who are concerned about services a child is or is not receiving. Our goal is to ensure that the child's best interests are being met. We help individual service providers understand their rights and the rights of the child. If you have a case that you would like advice on Contact Us.
- Bullying: Bullying is a serious issue both nationally and in Kentucky. The importance of the issue has sadly been affirmed in the wake of recent school shootings. Kentucky Youth Advocates recently conducted a comprehensive analysis of how the state addresses bullying in the school system.
- Early Childhood: A Kentucky Youth Advocates Building the Foundation for Family Success: Creating Opportunities for Kentucky Families through Child Care Subsidies identifies specific policy solutions to improve Kentucky’s child care subsidy administration through the voices of families, child care providers, and caseworkers involved with child care subsidies on a regular basis.
- Pre-Kindergarten: Kentucky Youth Advocates is part of the statewide effort to expand the reach of Pre-K programs in the state. The Blueprint for Kentucky's Children agenda includes expanding access to pre-kindergarten for children in families up to 200% of the federal poverty level. The institution of a collaborative grant process that places pre-k programs in diverse community settings including child care and Head Start programs as well as schools in included as well.
Learn More
- Read our report on alternative schools: Mulch, Hoops & Homemade Pie.
- Read our issue brief Bullying: A Schoolhouse Reality for Kentucky Students.
- See other state laws on bullying at www.bullypolice.org .
- Read Kentucky's Strong Start Pre-K Report.
- Read our report Building the Foundation for Family Success: Creating Opportunities for Kentucky Families through Child Care Subsidies.