BIPPS Policy Blogs How long will this pattern persist? Learn More Beyond State Scores: Kentucky's NAEP Rankings and the 'Honesty Gap' Learn More An update on the 2025 Kentucky General Assembly: Tax rate cuts, school choice – virtual style, CON relief and REIN-ing in regulators Learn More Do Kentucky’s assessments give parents an ‘Honest’ picture of student performance? Learn More School choice measure survives Frankfort’s sausage-making, lands on the governor’s desk Learn More Updated: Bill would allow smaller reductions in Kentucky's individual income tax rate Learn More Charter Schools Outperform Public Schools on the 2024 NAEP Grade 8 Math and Reading Assessments Learn More Kentucky’s NAEP achievement gaps in 2024 – Not much to cheer about Learn More Kentucky should follow Tennessee in expanding education freedom Learn More Why aren’t Kentuckians getting a full – and accurate – picture of how their public schools perform? Learn More Teachers' salaries in Kentucky haven't risen, but why? Learn More What the Amendment 2 vote might really be about Learn More

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BLUEGRASS INSTITUTE SCHOOL DISTRICT PERFORMANCE TRACKER Click here for local district information Tracker sources and notes KENTUCKY’S VOICE FOR FREEDOM Our vision at the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions is to move Kentucky from dependency to prosperity by leading our commonwealth forward on the policy issues that advance free markets, expand liberty and result in smaller, more transparent government. TOP READS Kentucky's open-enrollment policies lag behind, limiting educational choice, opportunities Learn More Kentucky’s school-staffing trends: Only five states have worse share of teachers in K-12 Learn More Fringe benefits boost average Kentucky teacher's compensation to nearly $100,000 Learn More Bluegrass Policy Blog Read more blogs How long will this pattern persist? Learn More Beyond State Scores: Kentucky's NAEP Rankings and the 'Honesty Gap' Learn More An update on the 2025 Kentucky General Assembly: Tax rate cuts, school choice – virtual style, CON relief and REIN-ing in regulators Learn More EDUCATION FREEDOM & REFORM BIPPS Policy Points K-12 in Kentucky: A summary of facts and trends Read More Northern Kentucky districts' funding, academic results affirm need for education freedom Read More More BIPPS policy points Education Freedom & Reform Commentary Setting the record straight on educational choice in Arizona Bluegrass Institute Releases Videos on Amendment 2 Why homeschooling families should support school choice WATCH Voice for Change: Dr. Jerry Stephenson on Amendment 2, empowering parents Read more of our commentary CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM BIPPS Policy Points Bluegrass Institute releases policy brief on ‘Safer Kentucky Act’ More BIPPS policy points Criminal Justice Reform Commentary Chorus of concerns raised in hearing about crime bill’s cost, consequences Kentucky Right on Crime Director: The Good, the Bad and the Unknown about the 'Safer Kentucky Act' Read more of our commentary Read More PENSION REFORM BIPPS Policy Points Pension Shock Read More Future Shock Read More More BIPPS policy points Pension Reform Commentary End practice of using sick-day benefit to spike pensions Read More Pension spiking problems persist Read More Pension reform: Will past performance be the best predictor of future behavior? Read More Read more of our commentary ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS BIPPS Policy Points Kentucky's Economic Underperformance 1980-2020 Read More Economic Competitiveness Commentary More for taxpayers means more for government, too Read More BIPPS @ the Table: CON laws interfere with competition, 'impedes entry of additional providers into markets' Read More State of the Commonwealth: Getting stronger due to free-market policies, not gubernatorial politics Read More More BIPPS policy points Read more of our commentary BLUEGRASS BEACON What Amendment 2 won’t do, opponents ignore Read More Anticompetitive certificate of need laws: Wrong prescription with serious side effects Read More Education choice saving Arizona millions Read More More for taxpayers means more for government, too Read More Energy one of the three ‘E’s’ of Kentucky campaigns Read More Read more of our commentary ISSUES We are committed to work towards quality education, government transparency and accountability, reducing government spending, advocating for smaller government, and increasing free markets. 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