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2012 AppLE (Appalachian Leaders in Education) Award winners announced

5-21-12 PHOTO CAPTION 1 Forward in the Fifth ApplE Awards

Four Eastern Kentuckians have earned regional recognition for making significant contributions to advance education in their home communities.


KY First Lady attends literacy event

Breshear addresses Pulaski County Kids

Beshear addresses Pulaski County KidsNearly 1,000 excited fourth-grade students in Pulaski County got to personally meet Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear and take home a free children’s book at the second annual “Read Pulaski County” event on Wednesday at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset.


First Lady Jane Beshear visits educators, parents at Reading Recovery event

Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear

Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear met this week in Somerset with educators and parents from seven Southern and Eastern Kentucky counties to discuss ongoing efforts to improve reading skills in young children. Mrs. Beshear, a strong advocate for education and former high school teacher, attended a book-reading demonstration by a first-grade participant in the Reading Read more…


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