The armed man who rammed his vehicle into one of the nation’s largest Reform synagogues has been identified as 41-year-old Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a naturalized citizen born in Lebanon, according to federal officials. Ghazali came to the U.S. in 2011 on an IR1 immigrant visa as the spouse of a U.S. citizen and was granted U.S. citizenship in 2016, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Federal investigators have called the crime an act of violence targeting the Jewish community.
The project is funded by a $100,000 grant from PNC, honoring late Louisville businessman and philanthropist Junior Bridgeman.
Hundreds of low-income families in Jefferson County rely on Head Start programs for childcare.
Head Start, a federally funded early childhood education program, serves low-income families by providing critical services from birth to age five.
The new 8,000-square-foot facility, which can serve up to 66 children, is now occupied with little learners, bright colors and state-of-the-art learning tools.
The state has lost about half of its childcare providers in the past decade and risks losing more once the federal aid evaporate.
The Republican-led Kentucky House has endorsed increased education spending in its two-year state spending plan.
Starting Sept. 25, all sites will be available to children.
Now in its ninth year, 1,100 kids are participating in JCPS' Camp Ready4K, as they learn what to expect when they head to school for the first time.
The international early childhood program that gives books to kids from birth until age five for free every month in an effort to inspire a love of reading.