Inaugural 606 Sports Talk episode from EKY residents Jonathon Barnett, Kyle Lowe and Austin Williamson.

In today’s episode we take a look at KVEC's work with “Ripple Effects”.  The Ripple Effects proposal was chosen from more than 300 applicants as one of 22 programs approved for multiyear funding through USDE’s Project Prevent. The goal of Project Prevent is to reduce violence against children and youth, by addressing trauma-related mental health concerns that are often at its root.

Ripple Effects is the name of the technology-based program selected to anchor this project. Listed on the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices, it is the only children’s mental health intervention that is both comprehensive and technology-based. It is the only one that is adaptive both at the level of content and learning process, so that learners find and access what best fits their personal needs.

Pickin Screamin is a local article that focuses on amplifying and exposing local musicians/artists that are based out of the Appalachian region. This week's episode focuses on the regional talent of singer/songwriter, Tyler Childers.

For this episode of FIREshare - Finding Innovation in Rural Education, we explore the Appalachian Leadership Laboratory and all of it's contributions to rethinking rural education here in east Kentucky.

On this week's episode of FIREshare we take a look at how 34 students throughout 17 school districts have joined to create a regional Student Senate.  We talk with the Student Agent Lead, former Senators and Current Senators who all explain the importance and strength of this type of student governance.

Finding Innovation in Rural Education (FIRE) is a space for educators, students, and the communities around them to share the spark of how they’re working together to ignite a new generation of leadership and learning.  Digital stories called FIRE shares, produced through theholler.org, spotlight these people, places, and promising practices. This initial podcast features Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC) Director, Dr. Jeff Hawkins, and Bruce Parsons, creator of The Holler, introducing the nationally renowned Appalachian Renaissance Initiative.