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About Us

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We advocate for school choice and religious freedom in education and equip Christian schools to promote a biblical worldview.

The Kentucky Christian Education Network (KY CEN) protects the religious liberty of Christian schools and homeschools to ensure every Kentucky family has access to a Gospel-centered education.

KY CEN, a division of The Family Foundation (TFF), is a coalition of schools and community members who stand for freedom in education and want to support initiatives that prevent the government from intruding on the right of Christian schools and homeschools to teach Gospel-centered principles.

With a daily presence in the Kentucky Capitol, KY CEN is your partner in combatting additional regulations that make it tougher to provide Christian education and maintain Christian schools.

KY CEN also endeavors to see Kentucky offer “true-choice” to families. This means any initiatives to promote school choice programs come with “no strings attached,” ensuring private Christian schools do not have to compromise their operating principles in order to have students enrolled in tax credits or other school choice programs at the federal or state level.

What We Stand For

Core Principles

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Religious Freedom

Christian schools should have the freedom under law to operate according to their Biblical beliefs.

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Parents’ Rights

Parents have the fundamental right to direct the upbringing and education of their children.

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Education Funding

Kentucky should have a “money follows the child” education funding system.

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Deregulation

School choice programs should come with “no strings attached.”

Our Work

What We Do

Encourage

Encourage Christian school leaders to participate in public dialogue about the most pressing issues in education and build a network of Christian school advocates who come together to work for school choice and freedom of religious education.

Oppose

Oppose any governmental or social intrusion on Christian schools’ right to operate freely.

Advocate

Advocate for religious liberty and educational freedom in Frankfort.

Stand

Stand in support of parents’ rights to choose the best education for their children and expand school options for families.

Support

Support the growth of Christian school access by school planting in areas that are under-served.

Fund

Fund students seeking Christian education with the CEN SGO scholarship program.

Our People

The KY CEN Team

Richard Snider

Richard Snider

KY CEN School Partnership Director

Dick Snider is a parent and grandparent of Christian educated children who is experiencing the positive results thereof. He is a solutions driven, collaborative servant leader, with 40+ years of executive business and sales experience who is convinced that Christian education will make a much-needed, transformational cultural change.

David Walls, Executive Director

David Walls

Executive Director

David Walls is the Executive Director of The Family Foundation and is helping provide strategic leadership for KY CEN and for its public policy efforts in Frankfort. David is a passionate advocate for public policy that reflects the truth of God’s word and is currently experiencing the blessings of Christian education for his family.

Jesse Green

Jesse Green

Legal Counsel

Jesse Green is the Legal Counsel for The Family Foundation and is helping provide legal and policy support for KY CEN and for its public policy efforts in Frankfort. Jesse is a passionate advocate for school choice and religious freedom. Jesse received his J.D. from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and is a licensed attorney in Kentucky.

Become a Member

Join a movement committed to ensuring every Kentucky student has access to a Gospel centered, Christian education.

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