Pokémon Go Encourages People to Explore Local Downtowns
Have you driven through a downtown lately? Something is happening, the streets are full of people. Suddenly our sleepy little
July 15, 2016
News
Teens & Tiny Houses in East Kentucky – Building It Forward (VIDEO)
According to a recent feature in USA Today, young people are turning to more creative living and working situations to avoid
July 11, 2016
Empowering Our Students to Stay: Stopping the Export of Our Best Natural Resources – Our Youth
Appalachia has long been a region known for the export of its natural resources. For too long, talented young people
June 30, 2016
Nearly 80 Gather to Discuss Regional Collaboration for Federal Funding
When welcoming the group of nearly 80 gathered Tuesday in Hazard, Ron Daley and Paul Green, both with the Kentucky
June 23, 2016
Silicon Holler: Training Students for the New Economy, Here in Appalachia
The Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative is bringing together 17 schools districts in rural southeastern Kentucky to prepare students and communities
June 20, 2016
LISTEN: East KY teens talk policy, coding as art, viral media…
Four teenagers walk into a community radio studio… You’ll have to listen to this special episode of WMMT-FM Mountain Talk for the
June 16, 2016
A New Story for Appalachia: Investing in Educators with Ideas
With support from a Race to the Top District Grant, the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC) has brought together 17
June 14, 2016
Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative and East Kentucky School Districts Leading a National Focus on Excellence in Education
The Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC) announced today, June 13th, 2016, that they have been awarded funding from the Bill
June 13, 2016
National Coverage
Miami Herald: EKY and Poverty
October 6, 2016
Published by the Miami Herald Written by: Leonard Pitts, Jr. These days, he is executive director of the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative, a consortium of school
Herald-Leader: A Different Kind of Holler
September 19, 2016
A different kind of holler: Appalachia’s future is looking a lot more high-tech written by Tom Eblen published in the Lexington Herald-Leader I was especially
EDWEEK: Regional Partnerships
August 13, 2015
Regional Partnerships Emerging to Support K-12 Innovation written by Michele Molnar In rural southeast Kentucky, another group is forming around the work of the Kentucky Valley