Gov. Andy Beshear stops in Bowling Green to discuss Pre-K for All - WNKY News 40 Television

Gov. Andy Beshear stops in Bowling Green to discuss Pre-K for All - WNKY News 40 Television

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear joined business and education leaders in Bowling Green Tuesday to push Kentucky’s General Assembly to pass an expansion of pre-K. The program helps prepare children ages 3 and 4 for kindergarten, but it also allows for parents to get back into the workforce sooner. At the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, both the governor and the superintendent of Warren County Public Schools said pre-K was essential…

Beshear’s ‘Pre-K for All’ meets concerns from some key GOP budget-writers • Kentucky Lantern

Sam Flynn, left, executive director of the Team Kentucky Pre-K for All Program, told lawmakers that universal preschool would improve children's readiness for kindergarten. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Liam Niemeyer) FRANKFORT — Some key Republican House lawmakers voiced concerns about Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s proposed “Pre-K for All,” citing potential costs to taxpayers and the effects of the competition on private child care providers. Sam…

‘Unicorns and rainbows’: Beshear’s pre-K plan won’t happen as is, committee chair says

As Gov. Andy Beshear continues to promote his Pre-K for All plan across the state, Republican lawmakers say they are unconvinced by “its current form.”