Kentucky Supreme Court reviews charter school funding blockage

FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — The Kentucky Supreme Court is set to hear arguments about the state’s charter school funding law, weighing whether it violates the Kentucky Constitution.

In 2023, a Franklin Circuit Court Judge issued an order on House Bill 9, which would have created a public funding stream for charter schools in Kentucky, arguing the bill was unconstitutional.

Attorney General Russell Coleman asked the court to hear an appeal on the ruling.

Charter schools have been legal in Kentucky since 2017, but none have opened due to a lack of funding.

Oral arguments will begin on September 11.