Community Action Agencies mark 60th anniversary of providing critical services to low-income Kyians
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service This week marks the 60th anniversary of landmark anti-poverty legislation. The Economic Opportunity Act…
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Life Learning Center, NKY Community Action Commission to offer new Head Start program
Through a partnership with Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission (NKCAC), the newest location of Head Start opened within the Life…
Catrena Bowman-Thomas: Senate Bill 60 leaves state taxpayers paying more for early childhood education
Dear members of the Kentucky State Legislature: For the last 58 years, Kentucky Community Action Head Start agencies have directly…
Bill Straub: Hard to imagine a wackier contest with two candidates vying for who’s the biggest gun nut
Where else other than Kentucky can you witness a challenger in a congressional race toiling to out-crazy an incumbent who…
John Mountjoy: 2020 census is critical for Head Start in Kentucky; it determines the level of funding
In April of next year, the U.S. Census Bureau will begin the decennial census of every household in the United…
State’s school districts want to make sure all of Kentucky’s kids are counted during 2020 census
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Kentucky school districts want to make sure their students are counted when the 2020…
Every person counts: Covington aims for an accurate count in 2020 Census, wants all residents counted
The population of Covington was undercounted by as much as 30 percent in the 2010 Census, federal officials estimate, costing…
Dayton Independent’s early literacy program earns top honor from Kentucky School Boards Association
Dayton Independent began its Book a Week program four years ago to help foster one-on-one reading experiences and encourage students…
NKy Community Action Commission names Catrena Bowman-Thomas as new executive director
Following a nationwide search, the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission Board of Directors (NKCAC) has selected Catrena Bowman-Thomas as the…
Newport Independent Schools awarded $45,000 in grants for early childhood education programs
Newborns to five-year-olds will receive a boost of early childhood education through $45,000 in State of Kentucky grants awarded to…
Community Action Commission’s Eastside child development center gets top 5 STAR rating
Kentucky’s STARS FOR KIDS NOW Program has awarded Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission’s Eastside Early Childhood Development Center a 5…
Lions of Kentucky partnering with Head Start to assure all children have free eye screenings
By Andy Foltz NKyTribune Reporter The Lions of Kentucky will partner with the Kentucky Head Start Association to provide free…