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The original promise always stays on record.
Results must back it up.
Governor · 2023
Each entry separates the original commitment from what has been verified during the term.
5 of 5 commitments
Give public school teachers and other school employees an 11% raise in the 2024–2026 biennial budget.
Education First plan announced before the electionThe legislature raised school funding, but the final budget did not include the proposed 11% statewide raise. In October 2026 the governor’s office confirmed lawmakers still had not adopted the proposed raises.
Kentucky governor’s update · Oct. 5, 2026Fund pre-K for all four-year-olds statewide.
Education First plan announced before the electionThe legislature did not fund the universal program. In 2026, Beshear launched pilots in selected districts and counties.
Kentucky governor’s update · Oct. 5, 2026Restore state funding for teachers’ professional development in the 2024–2026 budget.
Education First plan announced before the electionHB 6 provided no General Fund money for the Professional Development Program. It redirected those resources, along with funding from other programs, to school-based mental health providers.
Enacted state budget HB 6Increase mental health resources in the school system.
Candidate responses · Kentucky Chamber of CommercePublication date unverified
HB 6 funded school-based mental health providers. The allocation documents funding, not service coverage in every school.
Enacted state budget HB 6Fund a scholarship to cover the gap between tuition and other aid for new associate-degree and certificate students.
Candidate responses · Kentucky Chamber of CommercePublication date unverified
Awaiting sufficient evidence to assess the outcome.
Campaign proposals for comparing priorities.
Fund reading and math tutoring to address learning loss.
Candidate responses · Kentucky Chamber of CommerceAn evaluation window. Each commitment keeps the timing published in its source.
· Day one is the day the official begins the term for this office.At the start of his second term, Kentucky’s governor put forward a two-year budget and signed legislation on higher education finance.
Louisville, Kentucky
Beshear called for a pay raise for educators and universal prekindergarten over the next four years. He reaffirmed his commitment to help people rebuild after the western Kentucky tornadoes and eastern Kentucky floods.
Each status reflects the scope of the commitment and the available evidence. An announcement, an approved law, and a result in practice are different milestones. The rating measures the share of fulfilled commitments in this register and changes as more commitments and outcomes are documented.
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