The Challenger Learning Center in Hazard was the first of the 47 Challenger Learning Centers to be located in a rural area.  The centers were established by the families of the Challenger astronauts tragically killed in the 1986 Space...

Press Release from Reading Recovery Council of North America HAZARD — Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative Teacher Pamela Slone is attending the University of Kentucky for a full-time year of study focusing on how best to help first graders who are struggling...

STEM is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in four specific disciplines — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — in an interdisciplinary and applied approach. STEM integrates the four disciplines based on real-world applications (https://www.livescience.com/43296-what-is-stem-education.html). According to...

Kentucky Valley Education Cooperative (KVEC) has launched a nationally recognized project to increase student achievement and community prosperity in eastern Kentucky.  The initiative will engage teachers, principals, parents and community members in innovative personalized professional learning and concrete outcomes...