{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-158.645","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 158.645","heading":"Capacities required of students in public education system.","body":"The General Assembly recognizes that public education involves shared responsibilities.\nState government, local communities, parents, students, and school employees must work\ntogether to create an efficient public school system to achieve excellence in education.\nParents and students must assist schools with efforts to assure student attendance,\npreparation for school, and involvement in learning. The cooperation of all involved is\nnecessary to assure that desired outcomes are achieved. It is the intent of the General\nAssembly to create a system of public education which shall allow and assist all students\nto acquire the following capacities:\n(1) Literacy, including communication skill s necessary to function in a complex and\nchanging world;\n(2) Knowledge to make wise economic, social, career, and political choices;\n(3) Core values and qualities of good character to make moral and ethical decisions\nthroughout life;\n(4) Understanding of our constitutional republic, the three (3) branches of government,\nand how government impacts citizens, the community, the state, and the nation;\n(5) Sufficient self-knowledge and knowledge of the student's own mental and physical\nwellness;\n(6) Sufficient g rounding in the arts to enable each student to appreciate the student's\nown cultural and historical heritage;\n(7) Sufficient preparation to choose and pursue the student's life's work intelligently;\nand\n(8) Skills to enable each student to compete competitively with students in other states.","path":["KRS Chapter 158"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56267","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:05Z","sha256":"59319d51e8502871f212bbe96cc367f3504da333e78085064bdf05fcbf49a392","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-158.6403","next":"us-ky/krs-158.6450"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}