The Courier-Journal reports:
State Treasurer Jonathan Miller said yesterday that if elected governor he will order a complete review of the Kentucky Education Reform Act.
Miller, one of seven candidates seeking the Democratic nomination in the May 22 primary, said KERA has resulted in many positive changes for public schools.
"But there have been a lot of problems with it," he said at a news conference. "It's time now to take a top-to-bottom look at KERA and come up with a plan to make sure that every child has that equal opportunity for education."
Miller said the school-funding formula under KERA needs re-examination.
"We need to make sure we've got our funding mechanism right," he said. "High-growth counties are having particular trouble maintaining funding to meet their levels of growth."
Miller also said he is concerned that requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law, in combination with KERA, have resulted in "too much testing and too much pressure on teachers to get their students to pass the test, as opposed to the appropriate pressure to encourage them to help their children grow and learn and have a quality education."
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