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Rose at 20 Celebrated at ELA Conference
Oct 14 2009 3:12PM
Together with the Kentucky Law Journal (KLJ), the UK Colleges of Education and Law are hosting an evening to remember Rose v. Council for Better Education, one of the most important cases ever decided by the Kentucky Supreme Court.
In the 1989 case, the Kentucky Supreme Court declared Kentucky's entire educational system unconstitutional and ordered the Kentucky Legislature to create an entirely new statutory system of common schools in its 1990 legislative session. The General Assembly of Kentucky responded by passing the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) which The New York Times called "the most sweeping education package ever conceived by a state legislature." Because of the Rose decision, The Kentucky Supreme Court was one of the first to interpret state constitutional mandates regarding education as imposing a standard of educational quality that legislation must satisfy.
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Rose decision, the KLJ has assembled nationally recognized school finance scholars to participate in a symposium. The program will also include political and educational leaders discussing the impact of Rose, the future of KERA and other school reform measures.
This symposium is part of the Education Law Association Regional Conference and will take place on Wednesday October 21 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Brown Hotel on 335 W. Broadway in Louisville, Ky. There is no cost to attend. For more information,
email Prof. Scott Bauries.
Rose at 20: The Past and Future of School Finance Litigation PDF.
This event is sponsored by Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP.
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