KY Supreme Court unanimously strikes down Republican lawmakers’ 2022 charter school law

By: McKenna Horsley

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: February 19, 2026

Words: 768

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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FRANKFORT — Kentucky Supreme Court justices all agreed that the Republican-controlled legislature’s 2022 law allowing charter schools is unconstitutional.

In a Thursday opinion written by Justice Michelle Keller, the seven justices ruled that the law did not meet the requirement in the Kentucky Constitution for lawmakers to “provide for an efficient system of common schools” across the state.

“With due respect for the General Assembly’s extensive efforts to broaden educational opportunity, …

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