Support Shown for Charter Reforms

Rep. Carl Rollins pitched his “districts of innovation” bill to local school board members Monday, just hours before his House Education Committee was to host a hearing about allowing charter schools in Kentucky. House Bill 37 – the innovation legislation – would allow school districts to sidestep certain state regulations that govern Kentucky’s public schools with approval from state education officials. Rollins, a Midway Democrat, said the bill would let educators try charter-like reforms without siphoning funding from existing public schools. It cleared the House unanimously last week.