When was the last time you heard someone say, “Pick Your Battles”? Well, teams of students, educators and community leaders are doing just that in tackling a major challenge impacting far too many lives in Appalachia and across our...

I have been teaching a Journalism class for 26 years. In my early years at Fleming-Neon High School, the class mainly focused on creating and selling the school yearbook. If we were lucky, we were able to produce a...

Crystal Smallwood, in her 32nd year in education, is utilizing technology in creative ways as the librarian at Jenkins Independent to promote learning for students who may not have Internet access at home. https://youtu.be/QZVjsv7M9ho  Crystal credits her parents, who were both...

While being a student in the Paintsville School District, Laura Carroll dreamed of returning home and becoming a teacher in the district.  She is in her fifth year of teaching at Paintsville Elementary having taught 4th/5th split class, 5th...