tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post399979211558918480..comments2023-11-03T04:00:24.785-04:00Comments on Kentucky School News and Commentary: Attention: Shelly & Stu - or is it Jerry & Jim?Richard Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-50872919531664583292009-04-30T10:33:00.000-04:002009-04-30T10:33:00.000-04:00"Kentucky has avoided this circumstance" because t..."Kentucky has avoided this circumstance" because the Kentucky Constitution makes schools a State responsibility. City officials are not State officials, but elected school board members are legally deemed to be State office holders. The entire statutory system on public schools would have to be amended to permit mayors of any size city in Kentucky to have any control over school districts. The cities referenced by Secretary Duncan are those where the law already provides for the schools to be a department of the city government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com