Local educators join massive public education rally in Frankfort
Channel: Mountain Top News
Date: 02/04/2018

Thousands of educators and supporters descended upon the Kentucky capitol grounds Monday morning to protest pension reform, and show support for education funding.
The “We Have Had Enough” rally drew educators from across the Commonwealth, including droves from Eastern Kentucky school districts. Monday’s rally was planned to coincide with legislative budget talks set to take place in the capitol building.
Demonstrators marched along Capital Avenue, and then up the capital steps, cheers and chants ringing out. Those in attendance were united in their pushback against last week’s controversial passage of SB 151, which makes hotly contested changes to the structure of educators’ benefits, and to the Governor’s proposed budget, which could drastically effect education funding.
Demonstrators were relentless in their indictments of state officials supporting the controversial education bills, holding signs and chanting threats to “remember in November”.
Some lawmakers who have pushed back against the bills made their way through he crowd to cheers and handshakes.