NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Michael Rebell and Luisa Sanchez About the Systemic Deficiencies in Kentucky's Education System

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the systemic deficiencies in Kentucky's education system with insights from advocates Michael Rebell and Luisa Sanchez.

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña speaks with Michael Rebell and Luisa Sanchez about the history of school finance adequacy litigation, highlighting how young advocates are currently pushing the state of Kentucky to fulfill its constitutional promise of an equitable and adequate education for all students.

People in this episode

Host: Christopher Saldaña

Guests: Michael Rebell, Luisa Sanchez

Topics covered

• school finance
• education equity
• Kentucky education system
• advocacy
• constitutional promise

Keywords

• education
• Kentucky
• school finance
• equity
• advocacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Wisconsin‑Madison

Places: Kentucky

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