Ky. Gov. Willing to Discuss Charter Schools

Frankfort, Ky.

Gov. Steve Beshear said Tuesday he's open to reviving charter schools legislation as he mulls whether to expand the agenda of a special legislative session made necessary by the failure of lawmakers to pass a new state budget.

On a day that he met privately with some top state education officials, Beshear told reporters that allowing charter schools in Kentucky would "help us tremendously" in the state's pursuit of federal education grants in the "Race to the Top" competition.

"I'm open on the topic of charter schools," Beshear said. "And I'm willing to have some conversations to see if there may be some way to come to some...