The Post, May 7, 2007
Meeting Features Local Avency
Post staff report

Children Inc., the Covington-based agency dedicated to improving the lives of young Northern Kentuckians, will get a voice at the table of the Prichard Committee's spring meeting Wednesday in Lexington.

The topic, an increasingly discussed one in Kentucky education circles: making quality preschool available for more Kentucky children.

The meeting of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence will be from 12:30 to 5 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency.

Rick Hulefeld, executive director of Children Inc., will be one of the three presenters.

"Prichard is interested in pushing forward the idea of universal pre-K for half-a-day," Hulefeld explained.

"They've asked me to talk about the concerns of existing coordination of public pre-schools and community early-childhood organizations like mine."

Hulefeld will advocate for raising the standards for licensing such agencies in Kentucky and increasing the focus on parental involvement.

"From my perspective," Hulefeld said, "what does Kentucky need to do for kids to arrive at school ready to be successful."

On Friday, the Prichard Committee and the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring an education forum with the state's gubernatorial candidates. The forum will be 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lexington Center.

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