Girls attending the Nontraditional Summer Camp at Lee County Area Technology Center (ATC) proved that they can do anything boys can do!  During the week of May 22-26, they could be found changing oil in a car, […]

Where can students with complex needs go for a day that is both fun and educational, is within driving distance of regional schools, and is flexible enough to provide accommodations as needed for the children?  […]

How does a district ensure that students are ready to enter college and/or the workforce prepared?  After intense planning and research in the early 2000s, educators in Johnson County decided to do away with the […]

Johnson County Middle School principal Joey Estep’s thoughts on Operation Ordinary include the statement that “this whole project defines what I think education is all about…inspiring others, reaching out, conne […]

An element of the Appalachian Renaissance Initiative’s (ARI, created through KVEC’s Race to the Top Grant) mission is to identify, support and promote innovative practices in education and to also support and pro […]

Linking educational opportunities to improving the economy in eastern Kentucky through the development of a drone port near Hazard draws the attention of Education Week in an online article:

“In the world of education, innovation comes in many forms. There are innovations in the way education systems are organized and managed. There are innovations in instructional techniques or delivery systems. T […]

Being a small district of two schools, one elementary and one middle/high school, and having a student population that is 89% free/reduced lunch eligible, has not hindered the Owsley County School System in […]

Middle school students at South Floyd Middle School in Floyd County have been exploring a variety of real-life problems in eastern Kentucky and through research and experimentation have discovered some viable […]

Flight simulators, drones, ham radio, robotic cars and a wind tunnel are not items that you typically see in a high school lab.  However, if you visit Middlesboro High School the students in Luke Gilly’s ae […]

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 5, 2017) — When Chelsea Adams graduated from the University of Kentucky, she had18 guests come to the ceremony — her paren […]

Lee County Middle High School students are fortunate to be members of Technology Education and Literacy in Schools (TEALS), a program that helps high schools throughout the U.S. build and grow sustainable computer […]

How many professional development sessions do educators attend that do not pertain to the content area they teach or do not strengthen their instructional skills in the classroom?  Any teacher or administrator […]

Students at three area technology centers have worked diligently throughout this school year to construct the first student-built tiny houses in eastern Kentucky.  Their efforts are literally “paying off” as bidd […]

Salyersville Grade School has embarked on a student centered classroom redesign, and students in one SGS classroom now have a space conducive to collaborative learning. This student-centered classroom was designed […]

E-books, E-books, everywhere! Teachers and students at South Magoffin Elementary are very excited about the recent purchase of Capstone Interactive e-books. The Capstone program allows students to search for books […]

Wolfe County is racing to the top through the daily use of technology to access and tap into students’ interests and knowledge.  Teachers at all grade levels are utilizing various computer programs (i.e. Moby Ma […]

Sixth grade students in Minnie Bailey’s and Tammy Stewarts’s classes at Cumberland Elementary School recently “got sick” to help educate students on what a virus is, how it spreads and mutates, and how to control […]

Two teachers at Letcher County Central High School, Mrs. Rebecca Potter and Dr. Michael Melton, received ARI Innovation Grants from KVEC this school year.  Both grants focused on creating a documentary entitled […]

Kellie McLellan, a teacher at Phelps High School, has challenged the Hornets to “Get Fit”.  Seventy-five percent of the students surveyed at the school reported that outside of classes they participated in less […]