Report: Kentucky’s per-student higher education budget cuts since Great Recession amongst 10 worst - JOE SONKA, Insider Louisville

An annual report by a Washington, D.C.-based progressive think tank shows that Kentucky’s per-student cuts to higher education spending since the Great Recession still rank among the 10 highest in the country, while tuition at its four-year public during this time period has increased by nearly 37 percent. The new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities shows that since 2008, Kentucky’s per-student higher education appropriations from state government have decreased by 26.4 percent, when accounting for inflation. This decline is much higher than the 16 percent average nationally, while the total amount cut per student in Kentucky — $2,832 — is nearly double the average of all states. https://insiderlouisville.com/metro/education-community/report-kentuckys-per-student-higher-education-budget-cuts-since-great-recession-amongst-10-worst/