Eastern Kentucky web and mobile development firm, Open Box Apps, teamed up with the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC) and Holler to launch the first regional K-8 game design challenge. Propelling project-based learning with the goal of introducing young students to technology...

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....

WHAT The Lieutenant Governor’s Entrepreneurship Challenge (LGEC) is a tiered business pitch competition for all Kentucky high school students grades 9-12.  It is intended to introduce students to a realistic competitive business environment, as well as promote business ownership and...