On Kentucky Tonight, airing Monday, Feb. 26, Renee Shaw is joined by a guest panel to discuss early childhood education.  

Guests on the program include:

• • State Sen. Danny Carroll, a Republican from Benton, chair of the Senate Families and Children Committee, and sponsor of the Horizons Act, SB 203, that addresses the childcare industry needs in Kentucky
• • State Sen. Cassie Chambers Armstrong, a Democrat from Louisville and member of the Senate Families and Children Committee
• • Sarah Vanover, Ed.D., author of America’s Child-Care Crisis: Rethinking an Essential Business, and policy and research director for Kentucky Youth Advocates
• • Kate Shanks, vice president of public affairs at the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
• • Brigitte Blom, president and CEO of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
• • Andrew McNeill, president of Kentucky Forum for Rights, Economics & Education (KYFREE)

Kentucky Tonight
KET Monday, Feb. 26 • 8/7 pm
Watch on-demand at KET.org and the PBS App

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