Some of Kentucky's top business and education leaders are renewing a push for universal pre-K.

Twenty-eight members make up the new Pre-K for All Advisory Committee created through an executive order by Gov. Andy Beshear.

Speaking in Louisville on Wednesday, Beshear said more than half of Kentucky children start school without being kindergarten-ready.

"Before they ever step into one of our public schools, we have failed to provide the services that get them ready to achieve," Beshear said. "It creates a gap that's nearly impossible to close."

Beshear spoke at MMY US, a modular home builder in Louisville, which is constructing an onsite child care and pre-K center for parents employed there.

Beshear said providing pre-K to every four-year-old will also strengthen Kentucky's workforce

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