“A system of general instruction, which shall reach every description of our citizens from the richest to the poorest, as it was the earliest, so will it be the latest of all the public concerns in which I shall permit myself to take an interest... “If the children are untaught, their ignorance and vices will in future life cost us much dearer in their consequences than it would have done in their correction by a good education.”

Kentucky State University proposes, on a pilot basis, a multi-pronged approach to addressing these vital educational and civic needs for the West End of Louisville in collaboration with existing state, local, and community partners. The Kentucky State University – West Louisville HBCU Pilot Project will address:

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