Educating Kentucky: is the SEEK formula working? Bowling Green Daily News
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This is the second installment of the Daily News’ Educating Kentucky series examining five major issues Kentucky students and schools are facing. Some sources are unnamed to protect their anonymity when speaking about sometimes-contentious issues.
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
That’s what about a dozen Kentucky school leaders told the Daily News about SEEK, Kentucky’s core education funding formula.
During the 2024 General Assembly, there was some momentum toward establishing a SEEK task force to reexamine the formula and whether it is working as intended.
While the work group didn’t come to fruition, education funding remains a hot topic in Frankfort after the legislature’s record SEEK investment in the biennial budget.