Read Across America grants for 2013-14 have been awarded to 11 local Kentucky Education Association chapters as well as four student program chapters. The recipients were selected by KEA’s Read Across America Grants Committee from a pool of applicants that submitted proposals. The grant winners (and the amounts of their grants) are: KEA local associations Adair County Education Association ($200) [...]
Agriculture Commissioner James Comer honored the winners of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s annual Poster and Essay Contest at the annual Kentucky Agriculture Day luncheon recently. “The winning entries really captured this year’s theme – ‘Agriculture Grows My Community,’” Commissioner Comer said. “Agriculture is responsible for thousands of jobs and millions of dollars of income in Kentucky communities of every [...]
Three middle school students were voted by the public as having coined the best slogans to promote voting in Kentucky. Kassidy Kobb, a sixth-grade home school student in Muhlenberg County, submitted the winning slogan, “Make a choice. Use your voice. Vote!” For her first-place finish, Kobb will receive a $1,000 cash prize, which will be presented to her at the [...]