We are so pleased to sing the praise of Appalachian Technology Institute leader, Stephanie Younger of Belfry High School, for her recent designation as a Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Expert. Stephanie's work has been highlighted through Appalachian Renaissance Initiative Summits (view her...

Featured photo of Expedition 48 crew members Kate Rubins and Jeff Williams, credit NASA. What would you ask astronauts orbiting the Earth's atmosphere in an international space station? Leslie County High School students had to decide on Wednesday, August 31 when...

Kicking off year three of the regional program of excellence, thirty-four students from across eastern Kentucky were inducted on August 26 into the Appalachian Renaissance Initiative (ARI) 2016-2017 Student Senate. The ARI Student Senate is a critical student agency component of the U.S....

A group of highly skilled Spanish/ World Language teachers this year are joining a new Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC) Professional Action Network (PAN) called Holler Fellows. The Holler is a high-tech studio & makerspace which supports this online social learning platform designed for learners in...

Inspired by his high school and home county, D3JUAN13 (pronounced Da-One), an 18 year old rapper and visual artist from Red Fox, Kentucky self-produced and released a hip-hop album about growing up in Knott County and getting his education...