The Kentucky lieutenant governor emphasized that the budget rolled out by Beshear in January will be âeducation first.â
âLet me be very clear, the governor and I are very committed to raises for teachers, and we are committed to raises for school employees, as well, and youâre going to see that in this upcoming budget,â Coleman notes.
The governor announced earlier this month the Commonwealth Commonwealth Education Continuum, a multi-agency consortium to help execute education initiatives in 2021.
âYou always hear folks in business or in politics talk about building pipelines or creating new jobs, and thatâs important, but I always take them back to the beginning. The foundation of all of that development is in education.â Coleman said. âTo create that Continuum, those public, private partnerships, partnerships across the entire education system are critical to every individual kid, every family, and to the future of Kentuckyâs eco