FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 11, 2025) – Attorney General Russell Coleman released the following statement today after the Kentucky Supreme Court heard oral arguments over the General Assembly’s law on public charter schools:
“Kentucky is left as one of just a handful of states without public charter schools. We stood before the Supreme Court to defend Kentucky law and put our Commonwealth and our students on a level playing field. Kentucky’s kids deserve every chance to succeed, and we’re proud to stand alongside our partners in the General Assembly to fight for that opportunity.”
Background:
In 2022, the General Assembly passed House Bill 9 to fund public charter schools and mandate pilot charters in Jefferson County Public Schools and Northern Kentucky. In January 2023, the Council for Better Education, a group of school superintendents, and two school boards filed a lawsuit alleging the bill was unconstitutional. That December, the Franklin Circuit Court issued an order in their favor.
Attorney General Coleman appealed the lower court’s ruling, arguing in favor of the law that gave Kentucky families more educational choices. On Thursday, Solicitor General Matt Kuhn presented the Commonwealth’s case. He was assisted by Principal Deputy Solicitor General Jack Heyburn.