Russell Coleman

Rule Changes

Defended HB 9 before the Supreme Court; lost unanimously

Kentucky authorized charter schools in 2017. Nine years later, not a single one has opened. On February 19, 2026, the Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously struck down House Bill 9, the state's 2022 charter school funding law, ruling that the legislature cannot direct public education dollars to charter schools because they are not "common schools" under the state constitution.

Updated Feb 19