When welcoming the group of nearly 80 gathered Tuesday in Hazard, Ron Daley and Paul Green, both with the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC), shared the important role K-12 education is already playing to impact economic development in east...

Four teenagers walk into a community radio studio... You'll have to listen to this special episode of WMMT-FM Mountain Talk for the punch line.  Treat yourself to this hour-long public affairs program, featuring four students who are shaking up east Kentucky with their various...

Six months of student-centered classroom redesigns, technical project-based learning, on-campus gardening, leadership exchanges, and much more culminated in 150+ presentations on April 27 in Pikeville. More than 1200 people gathered at the East KY Expo Center, with an additional 5,000...

Students in my classes at Harlan County High School are able to take their learning experiences to new levels via Spanish class. While the school has a poverty rate so high that all students receive free lunches, one would...

This week the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC) hosted a celebration and sharing of best practices on April 5th for 18 eastern Kentucky counties working together on Kentucky's Work Ready Program. A Kentucky Work Ready Community certification is a measure of...