Opinion – Terry Brooks: ‘Say What?’ Kentucky’s kids deserve legislators they can depend on for support
“Say what?” Merriam Webster describes this idiom as “a way to express surprise or disbelief at what someone has said…
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Kentucky KIDS Count Data Book cites latest data on 16 measures of child well-being
The 2024 Kentucky KIDS COUNT Data Book, released Wednesday by Kentucky Youth Advocates, features the latest data on 16 measures…
Opinion – Terry Brooks: Kentucky General Assembly fumbles opportunities to help kids
It’s Spring 2024 in the Bluegrass State. And if I am writing about sports, I should be focused on new…
Kentucky Youth Advocates hold Children’s Advocacy Day at Capitol to address budget, policy priorities
With the 2024 Kentucky legislative session well underway in Frankfort, advocates across the Commonwealth are joining together to lift kids’…
How are Kentucky’s kids faring? KIDS COUNT County Data Book offers education, health insights
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Fewer Kentucky kindergarteners were ready to learn in the 2022-2023 school year than in 2018,…
Terry Brooks: 2022 legislative session leaves many questions, contradictions and ambiguities in its wake
In a press conference before the historic launch of Apollo 11 to the moon, Neil Armstrong was asked about the…
Kentucky Youth Advocates’ Terry Brooks says HB7 does more harm than good, urges closer look
Dr. Terry Brooks, executive director Kentucky Youth Advocates, said his organization is “disappointed to see advancement of legislation that has…
Terry Brooks: The General Assembly should set some New Year’s resolutions to help Kentucky’s kids
This time of year, we all waver between setting New Year’s resolutions and simply dismissing the process as an inevitable…
Blueprint for Kentucky’s Children: ’22 policy, budget priorities, announced by Kentucky Youth Advocates
Kentucky Youth Advocates and partners across the Commonwealth launched the Blueprint for Kentucky’s Children 2022 state policy and budget priorities agenda. The…
Terry Brooks: Progress made for Ky’s kids during special session, but lingering considerations remain
Last week’s special session entered our minds and news feeds as quickly as it has now disappeared. Alongside the Beshear…
NKY Education Council sets virtual spring meeting ‘Taking Action to Improve Education Outcomes’
The Northern Kentucky Education Council’s Virtual Spring Convening Taking Action to Improve Education Outcomes will take place March 24 9-11…
Terry Brooks: If oxpeckers and zebras can practice synergy, surely so can the donkeys and elephants
Oxpeckers and zebras. Oxpeckers are small African birds which count on zebras as their key nutritional sources, eating the ticks…
Terry Brooks: Let’s flip destiny for Kentucky’s kids — KIDS COUNT data can inspire action
Jyoti Arora in You Came Like Hope asserts, “it takes only a moment for the destiny to flip over.” The…
2020 Kids Count Data Book looks at impact of ‘dual pandemics’ on Kentucky’s children and families
The 2020 Kentucky KIDS COUNT County Data Book examines the impacts of the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and systemic racial…
Cameron joins Kosair Charities, Kentucky Youth Advocates to release Child Abuse Prosecution Toolkit
Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined Kentucky Youth Advocates, Kosair Charities, and statewide partners in the Face It Movement to announce…
Terry Brooks: KYA applauds this ‘unicorn’ public policy — paid family leave for state employees
The word “unicorn” is more than those one-horned flying horses my granddaughter loves, more than the term applied to start-up…
Kentucky Book Festival goes virtual with lineup featuring John Grisham, J. R. Ward and many more
Although the traditional week of in-person gatherings will not take place this year, the Kentucky Book Festival will carry on…
New reference guide includes tips, information for Kentucky’s thousands of kinship families
A new handbook, created by the Kinship Families Coalition of Kentucky in collaboration with the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension…
NKY advocates praise Beshear administration for prioritizing HANDS providers during pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unparalleled challenges for families and obligations for our leaders. Recently, the Beshear administration took pragmatic…
Terry Brooks: Folk myths aside, corporal punishment should not be legal in Kentucky schools
Folk wisdom versus folk myths always intrigue me. For instance, which of these statements are true? • Toilet flushes spin in…
AG Cameron aims to prevent child abuse, prosecute abusers in state ranking high in child maltreatment
Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s Attorney General Cameron called a press conference this week to declare his office’s commitment to partner…
Kentucky Youth Advocates applauds CHFS for leveraging federal funds for school health services
Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates, applauds the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, for leveraging federal funds…
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