Brigitte M. Blom
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Brigitte M. Blom
@brigitteblom.bsky.social
President & CEO, Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
Lexington, Kentucky
#KY funds public schools through a formula called SEEK. It’s been in place since 1990. SEEK will be an important conversation in #KYGA26 budget session. To start with a foundational information, we’re providing this analysis w/additional links embedded.
HOW HAS SEEK FUNDING SHIFTED SINCE 2008? | Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
www.prichardcommittee.org
April 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Timely research on important topics helps us respond effectively and support communities & schools to do the same. Thank you, @Harvard‬⁩ ⁦‪⁦‪@HarvardGSE

Family Engagement Can Help Ease Absenteeism in Schools

#GroundswellKY
www.gse.harvard.edu
April 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Kentucky Family Friendly schools are proving that engaging families makes a difference for students - and for our communities. Kudos to Calvert City Elementary!
Calvert City Elementary School: Increasing family engagement
Calvert City Elementary School hosted a math night during the spring of 2024. Photo courtesy of Kendra D. Glenn In the fall of 2020, I took on the role of principal at Calvert City Elementary School...
www.kentuckyteacher.org
March 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The U.S. Department of Education is a symbol of Americans belief that education is for All.

That symbol, and the reality of coming together as a vast nation of individual states under one national banner of education, has set us apart from other countries and made us strong.
March 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Looking for a silver lining? Here’s the one I see:

“The Republican Party platform, which Trump shaped, also called for better connecting education to work opportunities, an issue that could be a rare point of bipartisan cooperation on education policy.”
November 20, 2024 at 1:59 AM
Releasing findings from a study examining how Kentucky parents view educational opportunities. "The State of Educational Opportunity in KY".

Thank you 50CAN and @marcportermagee.bsky.social

Read the full report here: bit.ly/3CB6pO8

#KentuckySchools #KentuckyEducation #FamilyEngagement
November 19, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Important piece here.

Balfanz said schools need to be asking: “Who has a pathway, who doesn’t?”

A #meaningfuldiploma should put young people on a pathway to success for them.
November 19, 2024 at 12:27 PM
First BlueSky post!

Today, we kicked-off Family & Community Engagement in Education with a celebration of 54 schools and early care centers as Family Friendly School CERTIFIED!

What a great day to be in #Kentucky!

#FamilyFriendlySchool #FamilyEngagement @andybeshear.bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 9:02 PM