Upcoming Event in Louisville: Community Forum Revisiting Landmark Education Court Case

Kentucky has a long, storied history of educational inequity, and triumph of overcoming it. Or, atleast, on paper. The Kentucky Student Voice Team is revisiting a landmark court case from 1989, Rose v. CBE (1989), where the Kentucky Supreme Court held that all students in the Commonwealth have a right to an adequate education.

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At the time, the Court interpreted the state constitution to require that Kentucky’s education system be adequately funded, ensure equality, and designed to provide every student with seven specific capacities of a well-rounded public education.

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Is Kentucky living up to its promise to its young people?

Share your thoughts at the second in a series of statewide forums and shape Kentucky’s future! The forum is set for Saturday, November 18 in Louisville.

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Event Details:

• Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023
• Time: 2:30 pm - 4:45 pm
• Location: University of Louisville Student Activities Center, 2100 S Floyd St, Louisville, KY 40208
• Food: Pizza will be served free of charge
• RSVP: Confirm Your Presence

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We have christened these events the 'Rose Revival Forums’. Our objective is to take a deep dive into the promises etched in the landmark state supreme court decision, Rose v. Council for Better Education with a series of intergenerational, public  forums we are hosting across the state. 

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Our forum's hope and objective is three-pronged:

• Highlight the significance of the right to an adequate and equitable education as endorsed by the Kentucky Supreme Court in the 1989 Rose v. Council for Better Education case.
• Foster dialogue among Kentucky students, parents, educators on the rights instituted by the Rose decision. 
• Collaborate to develop a public report that chronicles how Kentucky's pioneering educational efforts are or aren’t withstanding the test of time.

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What Else?

The agenda boasts interactive and intergenerational sessions we specially designed to ensure all participants can meaningfully contribute.

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For parents: children of all ages are welcome to sit with you and partake in the discussions. Should you need assistance with childcare, we have funds for subsidies upon request.