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Statement on SB 158 Passing the House Education Committee

Contact: Mara Powell 502-895-8167 *122 mpowell@kyyouth.org Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates The negative impact of wrong-headed and irrationally high stakes accountability and assessment on Kentucky’s kids – and on dedicated public school professionals – is incalculable. Kentucky students must have a rigorous education system but also deserve one that is developmentally appropriate.  And Kentucky’s educators merit an accountability system that recognizes their expertise. Senate Bill 158, sponsored by Senate [...]

By |2020-03-18T09:37:09-04:00March 18th, 2020|Education, News Room|
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Count All Kentucky Kids in the 2020 Census

The 2020 census is here! The census is a once in a decade opportunity to count every person—adults, children, and babies—living in the United States. The population data gathered during the census count is used for everything from funding allocations for critical programs that serve kids and families to drawing voting districts and planning locations for new schools, hospitals, and retail centers. Most children benefit from at least one of the hundreds of federal programs [...]

By |2020-07-24T17:13:38-04:00March 17th, 2020|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Education, Health, Justice, Kids Count, Medicaid, Youth Justice|
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Statement on the Kentucky House State Budget Proposal

Contact: Mara Powell 502-895-8167 *122 mpowell@kyyouth.org Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates Leaders in Frankfort frequently talk about our biennial state budget as really being a priority and value document rather than just a dollars and cents proposition. And the good news is the budget proposed by the Kentucky House, which passed the House floor with bipartisan agreement last week, places a strong priority on children and families. Among the [...]

By |2020-03-09T16:51:55-04:00March 9th, 2020|Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Education, Health, Medicaid, News Room|
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Guest Post: Early Childhood Educators Have an Important Role to Play in the 2020 Census

This blog was originally posted by the Count All Kids Campaign in partnership with the National Association for the Education of Young Children. This spring, early childhood educators can help secure crucial funding and reduce inequities for the next decade when they work to count all young children in the 2020 Census. When all young children are counted, their communities then get their fair share of over 800 billion dollars a year in federal funding [...]

By |2020-05-20T22:38:26-04:00March 5th, 2020|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Education, Health, Justice, Kids Count, Medicaid, Youth Justice|
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Op-Ed: Corporal Punishment Is Not How We Build Resilient Students

This post originally appeared as an op-ed in the Courier Journal and Kentucky Today on February 28, 2020.  By Terry Brooks, executive director Kentucky Youth Advocates Folk wisdom versus folk myths always intrigue me. For instance, which of these statements are true? Toilet flushes spin in a different direction in the Southern Hemisphere. Dogs’ mouths are cleaner than human mouths. Lightning never strikes the same place twice. Salty water boils more quickly. Bats are blind. The Great Wall of [...]

By |2020-03-05T17:36:14-05:00March 5th, 2020|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Education|
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Statement on SB 45 Passing the Kentucky House

Contact: Kelsey Dimar 502-895-8167 *110 kdimar@kyyouth.org Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates Many children across the Commonwealth spend a majority of their day in early childhood programs and those environments should focus on nurturing healthy development and learning. Today, the Kentucky House emphasized their support of that idea by passing Senate Bill 45, sponsored by Senator Danny Carroll, which seeks to strengthen licensed child care center standards on healthy eating [...]

By |2020-02-28T09:37:29-05:00February 27th, 2020|Education, Health, News Room|
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Investment in Child Care is an Investment in Kentucky Kids, Families, and Local Communities

We asked, and YOU delivered! In our previous blog post, Kentucky Youth Advocates asked our community partners to “remain an active voice for Kentucky’s kids” by calling on our congressmen in Washington, D.C. to support the federal Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG).  Your efforts were not in vain.  In fact, our collective voice secured an additional $550 million dollars in federal CCDBG allocations! Kentucky will receive over $10 million of that investment. We march [...]

By |2020-02-27T11:29:09-05:00February 27th, 2020|Blog, Economic Security, Education|
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Fast Facts to Fight the General Assembly Fatigue

Advocates, are you feeling tired as we enter the second half of this year’s General Assembly? Do you wonder if your voice really makes a difference? Are you lacking inspiration to continue calling your representative for another 20+ days? If you answered “yes” to any of those questions, this is the blog for you! We are just over a month past Children’s Advocacy Day at the Capitol, and while we knew that day had some [...]

By |2020-02-25T12:29:23-05:00February 25th, 2020|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Education, Health, Youth Justice|
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Statement on SB 45 Passing House Health and Family Services Committee

Contact: Mara Powell 502-895-8167 *122 mpowell@kyyouth.org Statement by Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates Teaching kids healthy habits early nurtures their development and sets them up for a lifetime of healthy choices. Today, the House Health and Family Services Committee reinforced those ideals by supporting Senate Bill 45, sponsored by Senator Danny Carroll, which seeks to strengthen licensed child care center standards on healthy eating and drinking, active play, and limited screen [...]

By |2020-02-20T12:17:58-05:00February 20th, 2020|Education, Health, News Room|
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Promoting Healthy Eating and Drinking and Active Play in Child Care Centers

All children, no matter where they live or receive child care, deserve healthy food and time for active play. Teaching kids healthy habits at a young age nurtures optimal growth and development and sets them up for a lifetime of healthy choices. A Blueprint for Kentucky’s Children bill that is moving this 2020 legislative session aims to reinforce these ideas and provide nurturing environments for children in child care centers across the state. Senate Bill [...]

By |2020-02-11T11:16:19-05:00February 11th, 2020|Blog, Education, Health|
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